Cheney v. Department of Labor & Industries

Main, J.—

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court reversing an order of the joint board of the department of labor and industries rejecting a claim.

E. M. Cheney resided in Lewis county, where he was engaged in the business of manufacturing what are called cedar shakes. When he would receive an order for a carload of shakes, he would employ a crew and proceed to manufacture and ship them in response to the order. During the first half of the year 1931, there was no demand for shakes, and none was manufactured by Mr. Cheney. A few days prior to August 1st of that year, he…