Powell v. Department of Labor & Industries

This is an action by the widow of a deceased workman, claiming benefits under RCW 51.32.040. Mrs. Powell asserts a right to receive monthly installments alleged to have been payable to her husband for permanent total disability suffered between October 23, 1959, and November 27,1961, the date of his death.

Mr. Powell sustained an industrial injury in 1952 for which he received a permanent partial disability award. On March 3, 1959, he applied to reopen his claim, alleging that aggravation of his original injury had rendered him permanently and totally disabled. The Department of Labor and…