Strmich v. Departmet of Labor & Industries

— The appellant sustained a back injury on March 2, 1942, while working at the intervener-respondent’s mill. His claim was closed July 30, 1942, with time loss and an award of four hundred' eighty dollars for a permanent partial disability. On December 15, 1942, appellant applied for a reopening of his claim, which was denied by the department of labor and industries. That denial was appealed to the superior court, and, after a trial there, a jury determined (directed verdict) that there had been no aggravation between July 30, 1942, and December 15, 1942. No appeal was taken from the…