Swedish Hospital v. Department of Labor & Industries

The department of labor and industries of the state of Washington, hereinafter called the department, prosecutes this appeal from a judgment entered in the superior court of King county, holding that chapter 89, Laws of 1945, p. 243 (Rem. Supp. 1945, § 7692-1), is unconstitutional. The respondents, listed in-the above caption for the purpose of indicating in the briefest possible manner the diverse charitable activities which the act purports to affect, are Seattle institutions only. The act, of course, applies to all similar organizations throughout the state. Furthermore, but for the…