Horton v. Department of Labor & Industries

The appellant was injured August 20, 1930, while in the employ of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and engaged in extrahazardous work as defined in the workmen’s compensation act. A claim for compensation for this injury was filed by him and adjusted by the department of labor and industries.

Thereafter, January 7,1932, he sustained a second injury while employed in extrahazardous work by the state highway department. His claim for compensation for disability resulting from the second injury was filed with the department and rejected upon the ground that his existing disability was not the…