Careline of Alabama, Inc. v. Edwards

WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

Careline of Alabama, Inc. (“Careline”), appeals a judgment awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Beverly H. Edwards (“the wife”) due to the death of *434Charles Edwards (“the husband”) in an accident arising out of his employment with Careline. Careline asserts that pursuant to § 25-5-61(1), Ala.Code 1975, the court erred in awarding benefits to the wife because she was not “dependent” upon her husband at the time of his death.

Section 25-5-61(1) provides the following:

“For the purposes of this article, the following described persons shall be conclusively…