Foy v. Vann

This is a workmen's compensation case. Two questions are presented for our decision: first, whether the six year old appellant is a child of the deceased workman, and second, if he is, whether he is entitled to share in workmen's compensation death benefits under the laws of Alabama. Both questions must be answered in the affirmative.

The contest here is actually between the appellant, who contends that he is an illegitimate child of Samuel Davis, Jr., and is entitled to recover workmen's compensation benefits occasioned by Mr. Davis's death, and the two legitimate children of Samuel Davis,…