Sweitzer v. Industrial Insurance Commission

Citations

• 116 Wash. 398
• 199 P. 724
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 1079

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant (121-2)—Workmen’s Compensation—Award for Injuries—Review'. The refusal of the industrial insurance commission to re-open a case and make an increased award cannot he said to he arbitrary and capricious action on its part, where it had taken the injjired workman’s application into consideration, heard his evidence and that of medical examiners, and reached- an adverse conclusion; since “arbitrary and capricious” action within the purview of the statute means wilful and unreasonable action.</p> <p>Same (121-2)—Classification of Injuries—Degrees—Review. Where the industrial insurance commission properly classified a workman’s injury as permanent partial disability, the amount of the award based upon a finding as to the degree of the' injury is not subject to review by the courts in the absence of a showing that its action in that respect was arbitrary’ and capricious.</p>