Cole v. Department of Labor & Industries

(dissenting) — The question of the right of an employer to prosecute an appeal to the superior and supreme courts from an award in favor of his injured workman is one of great importance and difficulty. In the case at bar, as stated in the majority opinion, the claim of respondent Emma Louise Cole, the widow of the deceased workman, was denied by the supervisor and by the joint board. On appeal to the superior court by the claimant, the departmental order was reversed, and the claim remanded to the department for further proceedings. The employer has prosecuted to this court an appeal from…