Claim of Larsen v. Harris Structural Steel Co.

This death award is made to Ragna Larsen, the widow, and Ingred Larsen, described as a “ minor child.” The appeal is from the entire award, but appellant’s brief concedes that the widow is entitled to compensation. Ingred is a “ child born out of wedlock ” (Gen. Const. Law, § 59) to the widow. Decedent was not her father. The Workmen’s Compensation Law gives a stepchild the same status as a child. (§ 2, subd. 11.) The appellant cites Citizens’ Street R. Co. v. Cooper (22 Ind. App. 459; 53 N. E. 1092, 1094) to sustain its contention that Ingred being born out of wedlock, the subsequent…