Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1954No. 32666PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
— The sole question presented in this action is whether § 15 of chapter 225, Laws of 1951, p. 691 (RCW 51.52.115), which provides for a review of decisions of the board of industrial insurance appeals by a trial de novo in superior court, is unconstitutional as an attempt to delegate to the judiciary a purely legislative or administrative function.
Appellant, United States Plywood Corporation, the employer of respondent Floyd, appeals from a judgment of the superior court for King county, entered on a jury verdict. The judgment ordered:
“. . . that the plaintiff do have and recover of and from…
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- Borgnis v. Falk Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
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