Locken v. Department of Labor & Industries

The department of labor and industries appeals from a judgment of the superior court decreeing that a workman, respondent Otto Locken, is entitled to benefits under the workmen’s compensation act for injuries sustained in extrahazardous work.

The pertinent facts are that Melvin Locken owns and operates a farm near Mount Vernon. He also owns and operates a lime-hauling and spreading business, in which he uses a fleet of trucks and spreaders. The latter is extra-hazardous work, and he carries an industrial insurance ac count upon which he reports his payroll and pays premiums upon all of his…