American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Ohmart

The issue here is whether the legal adoption of the dependent minor children by their stepfather terminates the obligation of the plaintiff insurance carrier to make payments for their benefit under our Workmen’s Compensation Law. RSA 281:22, provides for weekly payments to be made to the dependents of a deceased workman and in par. Ill states, “In case of remarriage of a widow who has dependent children the unpaid *169balance of compensation which would otherwise become her due shall be payable to the mother, guardian, or such other person as the commissioner of labor may order, for the use and…