[DOWNLOAD] "Deal v. Department of Labor And Industries" by Supreme Court of Washington " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Deal v. Department of Labor And Industries
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 25, 1970
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Robert Deal was fatally injured in an industrial accident on November 16, 1965. He was survived by his widow and two minor children. Jane Deal, the widow and respondent here, filed her claim with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for a widows pension pursuant to RCW 51.32.050(2). This claim was denied by the department on the ground that Jane Deal had never been legally married to the decedent. In light of this fact, however, the department concluded that the decedents two minor children were "orphans" for the purposes of RCW 51.32.050(3); and, pursuant to that section, it commenced monthly payments to the children in the amount of $140. Mrs. Deal appealed the departments denial of her widows pension to the state Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, which upheld the departments determinations. She then appealed to the Franklin County Superior Court, which found that she was, in fact, legally married