Diss v. Industrial Commission

Petitioners, Lowell Diss and Mildred Diss, appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Marion County confirming the decision of the Industrial Commission which held that petitioners were not dependent upon their deceased son, Larry Diss, for their support and denied their claim for compensation because of his death.

On July 1, 1969, while in the course of his employment with respondent, Jamison Livestock Market, Larry Diss was killed in an automobile accident. At the time of his death he was 20 years of age and unmarried. His parents, the petitioners, filed an application for adjustment…