Legal Opinion
Hama Hama Logging Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 1930No. 21829. En BancPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMillard, J.
The Hama Hama Logging Company joined with its employee, Kern Spears, in a proceeding before the department of labor and industries for the allowance of the claim of Spears for compensation for injuries sustained while an employee of the logging company. The department’s rejection of the claim was acquiesced in by Spears, whose counsel informed the department that:
“This claim was denied by the department of labor and industries upon the ground and for the reason that the accident did not happen in the course of his employment. From my reading of the statute, I agree that the holding of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Swanson v. LathamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Fournier's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921
- Wabnec v. Clemons Logging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1928
- Danville, Urbana & Champaign Railway Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Bristow v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1926
3Cited by44 opinions
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- McKinney v. DorlacNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- Aloha Lumber Corp. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1970
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