Rowe v. Ford Motor Co.

Leon Seivers, unmarried, 18 years of age, died April 2, 1936, as the result of an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment by defendant. His mother, Jennie Seivers Rowe, and sister, Bernice Seivers, 11 years old, claimed to have been dependent on deceased and entitled to a compensation under 2 Comp. Laws 1929, §§ 8421, 8422 (Stat. Ann. §§ 17.155, 17.156).

Jennie Seivers Rowe, the mother of deceased, Bernice and a son, Eugene, married Steven Rowe in 1932, about six years after the death of James Seivers, the father of her three children. The parties were living together…