Wilken v. Shein's Express Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Donges, J.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The only question raised is as to dependency.

On September 22d, 1941, Gerald Wilken admittedly suffered a compensable injury, arising out of and in the course of his employment, from which he died on September 25th, 1941. He was then nearly nineteen years of age. Petition for compensation was filed by Otto Wilken and Luvenia Wilken, parents of decedent, with whom he lived. In the home at the time of Gerald’s death were his parents, two brothers, Charles, then over sixteen years of age, Robert, then over…