Death of Hurlburt v. Patton Assoc.

BOYDSTON, Judge.

This appeal is by the common-law wife of insurance adjuster from judgment of Oklahoma State Workers’ Compensation Court denying her claim for death benefits on the grounds: (1) she was not a “surviving spouse” within the meaning of 85 O.S.Supp. 1980 § 3.1(A)(2) because she was not living with or actually dependent upon the deceased at the time of his death . .. nor was she “living with or actually dependent” upon the deceased ... nor living apart for *474“justifiable cause,” and (2) deceased, John A. Hurlburt, was on a “personal mission completely unrelated to his employment” at…