Wade ex rel. Ireton v. Scherrer & Bennett Construction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was a workmen’s compensation case. The question presented is one of dependency. The trial court found claimant to be wholly dependent and made an award accordingly. The employer and its insurance carrier have appealed.

The facts may be stated as follows: The workman, Otto E. Wade, and his wife, Myrtle, were married' in July, 1926. To this union the claimant, Donna Jean Wade, was born December 2, 1931. The parties lived together as husband and wife at Winfield, in Cowley county, until Jufy, 1933, when Mrs. Wade brought an action against…