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COOK v. DEPT. OF LABOR & IND.

No. 33090.

46 Wn.2d 475 (1955)

282 P.2d 265

LLOYD COOK, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 14, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.A. Davis, for appellant.

The Attorney General and Kenneth G. Burrows, Assistant, for respondent.

WEAVER, J.

The sole question on this appeal is whether the personal labor of plaintiff, an independent contractor, was the essence of his contract of employment within the purview of Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), § 7674-1 [cf. RCW 51.08.180], which reads as follows:

"The term workman within the contemplation of this act means every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of or who is working under...

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