[DOWNLOAD] "Purdy & Whitfield V. Department Of Labor And Industries" by Department One Supreme Court of Washington * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Purdy & Whitfield V. Department Of Labor And Industries
Author : Department One Supreme Court of Washington
Release Date : January 05, 1942
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 77 KB

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STEINERT, J. -- On May 14, 1939, Willis H. Benham, a logger, was struck by a falling tree and died the next day. Mabel Benham, his divorced wife and the mother of his three minor children, filed a claim with the department of labor and industries seeking a pension for the children. Purdy & Whitfield, undertakers, filed a claim for services rendered in connection with Benham's funeral. The supervisor of the department rejected both claims on the ground that the deceased was not, at the time of his jury, a workman within the purview of the workmen's compensation act. On rehearing, the joint board of the department sustained the action of the supervisor. Bort claimants appealed to