Thompson v. Department of Labor & Industries

The adjutant general of the national guard made application to the department of labor and industries to have the personnel of the guard, both enlisted and commissioned, accorded the benefits of the workmen’s compensation act.

In support of his application, he alleged that the officers and enlisted men of the guard are employees of the state and engaged in a dual capacity, that is, as state militia and as peace officers; that, in either capacity, they are engaged in extrahazardous employment within the intent and meaning of the act. He states that, in his opinion, the activities of members of…