Claim of Virkler v. B. R. De Witt, Inc.

Appeal from an award of death benefits, appellants’ sole contention being that claimant was not a dependent. At the time of his death decedent was 31 years old and single. Claimant, his mother, was 68, had been widowed for 20 years, suffered from diabetes requiring regular medical treat*670ment, hospital tests and special diet, and had an income consisting of pension and social security payments aggregating $1,650 per year. On the basis of an assumption unsupported by evidence, appellants would add $360 to this amount to arrive at an annual income of $2,010; as against which they compute her…