Mud Bay Logging Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries

In August, 1933, in the case of Matela v. Department of Labor & Industries, 174 Wash. 144, 24 P. (2d) 429, this court affirmed an order of the superior court of Lewis county, directing the department, which had closed Matela’s claim in January, 1932, to reopen the matter, allow further time loss, furnish medical- attention, and otherwise deal with it as the facts and the law applicable thereto might require.

Thereafter, in April, 1934, the department again closed the claim with a permanent partial disability rating of five degrees, and Matela applied for a rehearing before the joint board,…