Seth v. Department of Labor & Industries

On January 12, 1941, Edward J. Seth was in the employ of a cab company as a taxicab driver. A passenger whom he had driven to his destination assaulted him by kicking him in the lower abdominal region and in other parts of his body. A claim was made to the department of labor and industries, but it was rejected by the supervisor of industrial insurance upon the ground that the claimant’s condition was not the result of the injury. The claim was then considered by the joint board upon testimony taken before an examiner and the report of medical examination, and resulted in an order sustaining…