Fish v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Judge.

The single issue before the Court is the propriety of the award which denied the claim of the minor stepchildren of the deceased employee, a claim asserting the right to death benefits. This claim was decided under the law as it existed prior to 1 January 1969.

Although the claim of the widow was allowed, we will herein refer to her as the petitioner. The minor children, whose claim for death benefits is the subject of the matter now before the Court, will be referred to as the children. The mother of the petitioner, who is the grandmother of the minor children, will be referred…