Washburn v. Industrial Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hall.

The parties appear here in the same order as in the trial court. We refer to plaintiff in error as the plaintiff and to the defendants in error by name or as defendants.

On October 31, 1961, plaintiff, who had for many years been an employee of the Veterans Administration, and having reached the age of seventy, was retired from the service and “GRANTED AN ANNUITY AS A RETIRED EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT” (monthly rate $389.00).

On November 1, 1961, plaintiff filed with the Department of Employment Security (hereinafter referred to as the Department) his…