Sheppard v. Department of Labor & Industries

— The plaintiff, Edith M. Sheppard, and Herbert E. Sheppard were for many years husband and wife and residents of the city of Seattle, where they maintained a home occupied by themselves and their two grown daughters. For a long time prior to 1934, Mr. Sheppard had been in the employ of the Washington Laundry as a driver. The home life of the Sheppards was happy. Mr. Sheppard’s accounts with his employer were in perfect order. He was not indebted to any person, and, as far as the record shows, his life was free from worry of any kind, save some threat to the security of his employment, he…