Legal Opinion
McDougle v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1964No. 36374PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
We are here concerned with an application for the reopening of a claim for treatment because of a preexisting industrial injury.
*641This case points up a misunderstanding shared by the Department of Labor and Industries, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, and the trial court as to the type of incident that may precipitate an aggravation.
The claimant had, in the course of his employment, slipped and twisted his back on July 28, 1955, as a result of which he suffered a sacroiliac strain and an aggravation of a pre-existing osteoarthritic condition. His claim, based on this injury, was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Head Drilling Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
- Wilber v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Phillips v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- Claim of Sullivan v. B & a Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Kill v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Tollycraft Yachts Corp. v. McCoyWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Crosby v. Grandview Nursing HomeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Scott Paper Co. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Department of Labor & Industries v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
- DeShaw v. Energy Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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