Tanner v. United States Steel Corp.

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

The question in this case is whether the claimant is entitled to Workmen’s Compensation benefits for total dependency or partial dependency.

At the time of the accident §307, sub-section 5 of The Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1915 as amended, 77 PS §561, provided that where deceased’s relatives are entitled to compensation and there is no widow, children or father, then the mother, if dependent to any extent upon the employe at the time of the accident shall receive 25% of wages, but not in excess of $9 per week and if the mother was totally dependent upon the deceased…