Boen's Dependents v. Foster

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case. Frank Boen, sometimes known as Frank Bowen, was killed while engaged in the active scope of his employment, as an employee of Charles A. Foster. His death occurred on the 25th day of August 1958, at Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. His legal widow, Lizzie Boen, and his mistress, Lula Welch Boen, both filed claims with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission asking- to be declared the “widow” of Frank Boen. The children of Lula Welch also filed a claim with the Commission seeking to he declared the “children” of Frank Boen. All of *523these claims…