Kruse v. Department of Labor & Industries

Plaintiff, Frances Kruse, on February 25, 1954, made application to the department of labor and industries for a widow’s pension. This application was rejected by an order of the supervisor of industrial insurance, and plaintiff appealed to the board of industrial insurance appeals. After a hearing on the application, the board concluded that plaintiff’s husband did not sustain a fatal injury within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation act and entered an order sustaining the order of the supervisor of industrial insurance. The plaintiff appealed to the superior court. The defendant moved…