McCormick Lumber Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries

Emma Christina Sellin, whose husband, Olof Ferdinand Sellin, was engaged in extra-hazardous employment at the time of his death, filed with the department of labor and industries a claim for a widow’s pension. The claim was rejected by the supervisor of the department on the ground that the workman’s death was not the result of an injury as defined and contemplated by the workmen’s compensation act. On rehearing by the joint board, however, the claim was allowed. Upon the application of the employers of the workman, the matter was again reheard, and, at the conclusion of that hearing, the…