Maeda v. Department of Labor & Industries

Plaintiff filed a claim with the department of labor and industries for injuries alleged to have been received in the course of extrahazardous employment. The supervisor denied the claim, which ruling was, on appeal, sustained by the joint board of the department. From the order of the joint board, plaintiff appealed to the superior court, which reversed the order and remanded the claim to the department for allowance of compensation. From that judgment, the department appeals to this court.

The question to be determined is whether plaintiff was, at the time he was injured, engaged in…