Rowe v. Druyvesteyn Construction Co.

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Danny Rowe, aged 16, was killed on July 16, 1969, in the course of his employment, when the walls of a ditch in which he was working collapsed. The appellants, Danny’s parents, filed this claim for death benefits under the workmen’s compensation. The Commission directed the employer and its insurance carrier to pay the funeral expense allowed by the statute. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1315 (a) (Supp. 1971). The Commission, however, denied the claim for death benefits, because it was stipulated that Danny’s parents were not wholly or partially dependent upon him for…