Insurance Co. of North America v. Jewel

Pannell, Judge.

The sole question here is whether a claimant, who entered into a ceremonial marriage with the employee when claimant had a living husband and the employee a living wife, although claimant did not know the employee had such wife at the time of the ceremonial 'marriage to the employee, but discovered this fact a month later and continued to live with the employee, is entitled to an award as a dependent under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Code § 114-414, after clarifying and providing for priority as to certain dependent members of the family of the deceased employee, says: “In…