Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1944No. 29163PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinert, J.
This case involves a claim for widow’s pension under what is commonly known as the workmen’s compensation act. The facts, so far as the present proceeding is concerned, are not in dispute.
James Lynch, a coal miner, was formerly employed by L. J. Harris, doing business as Harris Coal Company. On or about October 27, 1937, Mr. Lynch suffered a physical impairment for which he made application for compensation by filing a claim with the department of labor and industries on March 16, 1939. The department rejected the claim, solely upon the ground that it had not been filed within the statutory…
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