Pederson v. East Central Electric Association

Murphy, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding workmen’s compensation benefits to dependent children. The question presented is whether remarriage by a surviving mother and subsequent adoption of the dependent children of a deceased employee terminates the right of the children to receive dependency benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

The facts may be briefly stated. The employee was injured in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and died as a result of his injuries on May 27, 1964, leaving surviving him his widow and…