H. L. Maness Truck Lines v. Lemmons

LAVENDER, Justice.

This case involves the right, if any, of parents of a deceased workman, who have suffered a pecuniary loss by reason of his death, to recover the death benefits from decedent’s employer or insurance carrier, which benefits are provided under applicable provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, notwithstanding such decedent left a surviving spouse.

Thomas H. Lemmons, hereinafter referred to as deceased, was killed on February 2, 1963, in Mayes County, Oklahoma, when the truck he was operating for H. L. Maness Truck Lines, hereinafter referred to as employer, was involved…