Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Wallis

¶ 1. Plaintiff Travelers Indemnity Co. appeals from a decision of the Washington Superior Court dismissing its suit against the Department of Labor and Industry and its Commissioner for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In its suit, Travelers sought to challenge certain Department practices in issuing interim orders of benefits under 21 V.S.A. § 662(b), and asserted that the statute is constitutionally deficient on its face. Construing the complaint as an appeal rather than a declaratory judgment action, the superior court dismissed the suit because Travelers did not obtain certified…