Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 51.08.050 (2026)

"Dependent."

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"Dependent" means any of the following named relatives of a worker whose death results from any injury and who leaves surviving no widow, widower, or child, viz: Father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother, grandson, granddaughter, brother, sister, half-sister, half-brother, niece, nephew, who at the time of the accident are actually and necessarily dependent in whole or in part for their support upon the earnings of the worker.

[ 1997 c 325 s 6; 1977 ex.s. c 350 s 11; 1961 c 23 s 51.08.050. Prior: 1957 c 70 s 8; prior: 1939 c 41 s 2, part; 1929 c 132 s 1, part; 1927 c 310 s 2, part; 1921 c 182 s 2, part; 1919 c 131 s 2, part; 1917 c 120 s 1, part; 1911 c 74 s 3, part; RRS s 7675, part.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2002 · leading case: Willoughby v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 147 Wash. 2d 725 (Wash. 2002).

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Willoughby v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 147 Wash. 2d 725 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “” RCW 51.08.050. See also RCW 51.32.040(4): “Any lump sum benefits to which a worker would otherwise be entitled but for the provisions of this section shall be paid on a monthly basis to his or her beneficiaries.”

Bankhead v. Aztec Constr. Co., 737 P.2d 1291 (Wash. Ct. App. 1987). “Since injuries resulting in death are thus barred from action by the exclusive remedy provisions, such injuries can only be actionable, if at all, under the third party chapter. Mrs. Bankhead claims she is exempt from the distribution requirements of RCW 51.”

Willoughby v. Dept. of Labor & Indus., 57 P.3d 611 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “030 (defining "child"); RCW 51.08.050 (defining "dependent" as one of a list of specified relatives of the worker who dies, leaving no spouse or child, provided that the named relative was at the time of the injury actually and necessarily dependent for his or her support on the…”

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