Claim of Germain v. Times Square Stores

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 25, 1981, which found that claimant was a dependent of the deceased employee. Decedent, the son of claimant, sustained fatal injuries in an elevator accident on March 19, 1979. The board found that decedent, at the time of his death, contributed a substantial portion of his salary to claimant. In substance, the board also found that such contributions were used for a major portion of the household expenses and concluded that claimant was a dependent of decedent. This appeal ensued. The sole question presented on this…