Dale Polk Construction Co. v. White

SMITH, Justice:

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Willie White, an employee of Dale Polk Construction Company, died in the course of his employment. Employer-carrier concede that his death is compensable under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Act.

White left a dependent child, Sophronia White Colbert, accepted as such by em*279ployer-carrier, and there is no question as to her entitlement to the benefits provided hy the act.

Appellee, Martha White, claims to have been the “common-law” dependent wife of the decedent and entitled to benefits as his widow. Her claim was contested and the…