Rambeau v. Department of Labor & Industries

Edward N. Rambeau contracted pneumonia while in the employ of the Todd-Pacific Shipyards and died therefrom on January 23, 1944. February 5, 1944, his widow, Betty Rambeau, filed with the department of labor and industries her claim for pension, giving the cause of her husband’s death as virus pneumonia.

Dr. Lawrence McNerthney submitted proof of death, in which he stated that the immediate cause of death was “lobar pneumonia of virus type” and that the remote cause of death was:

“On June 15th the deceased was exposed to various gases and fumes in the tank of a ship and since that time has…