Wilson v. Department of Labor & Industries

This appeal involves the application of the phrase “permanent total disability” defined in the Industrial Insurance Act, RCW 51.08.160. At issue is whether there is sufficient evidence to go to the jury on whether the deceased died while suffering from “permanent total disability.”

Howard J. Wilson, now deceased, while employed by Three Rivers Plywood & Timber Co., fractured his right femur in an industrial accident on June 12, 1958. He became permanently, although partially, disabled thereby. His employer was covered by the Industrial Insurance Act. Thereafter the Department of Labor &…