Claim of Denny v. Knickerbocker Construction Corp.

Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Two claimants contend they were married to the deceased employee and entitled to compensation death benefits. One claimant offered proof of a common-law marriage contracted in 1923; the other established a ceremonial marriage in 1938. The Workmen’s Compensation Board on this controverted record has found that a common-law marriage existed and we are of opinion there is substantial evidence in support of the finding. The claimant-respondent Loretta Denny testified that she began living with decedent in 1923. One…