Legal Opinion
Jewell v. OLSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 7, 1961No. 859PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
Awards to parents making claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 21 V.S.A. §§632-34, can be supported only if the parents are “actually dependent” on the deceased employee, either wholly or partially. In this case the defendant employer and insurer say that the special verdict returned by the county court jury finding partial dependency lacks support in the evidence.
The specific claims of error brought here for review by the defendants relate to their motions to take the issue of dependency from the jury. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case and at the close of all of the evidence the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perkins v. Vermont Hydro-Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1934
- Blue Ribbon Pie Kitchens, Inc. v. LongIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
- O'BRIEN v. DeweySupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Campbell v. Howard National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1954
- Sawyer v. EwenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ricciardi v. Damar Products Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Piper v. Neighborhood Youth Corps.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Coburn v. Frank Dodge & Sons & Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- Lavoie v. International Paper Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Murphy v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
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