McLaren v. Department of Labor & Industries

D. E. McLaren died on May 24, 1937. The death certificate gave the cause as lobar pneumonia, with the date of onset as May 17th. For some time preceding the event, the deceased had been regularly employed in a Seattle lumber mill. He left a widow and three small children surviving.

On June 8th, Mrs. McLaren filed a claim with the department for a pension for herself and children, in which the cause of death was alleged to be “a serious blow received at the mill causing pneumonia.” On August 9th, the supervisor of industrial insurance entered the following order:

“It is hereby ordered that the…