Legal Opinion
Dewey Fish Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1935No. 25477. Department OnePublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
By this action, the right of the department of labor and industries to classify the construction and maintenance of fish traps in the waters of Puget Sound as being subject to the workmen’s compensation act and to collect premiums based upon the payrolls of the workmen so employed is challenged. The trial court ruled against the department, and this appeal followed.
The facts are not now in dispute, and may best be stated by quoting from the findings made by the trial court:
“The court finds that the appellant, Dewey Fish Company, was a licensed holder of certain fish trap sites located in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State Industrial Comm'n of NY v. Nordenholt Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by8 opinions
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