Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 24, 1997No. 19273-0-IIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
Dennis Johnson appeals a superior court verdict affirming a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) decision closing his claim with a permanent partial disability for low back impairment. He had sought, among other things, a permanent total disability for a psychiatric condition. Johnson assigns error to (1) the trial court’s admission of evidence that he and his wife received collateral benefits, and (2) jury instructions regarding the taxability of those benefits. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
FACTS
Dennis Johnson injured his back at work in June 1979. The Department of…
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