McCray v. Beverly Hills Plantation

SHIVERS, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, Elizabeth McCray appeals the order of the deputy commissioner which denies benefits based on a finding that Elizabeth McCray was not a dependent of her deceased son, Willie James McCray. Appellant argues that the deputy commissioner erred in failing to find dependency and in failing to award claimant’s attorney a fee for the attorneys attendance at claimants deposition. We agree, reverse and remand.

Willie James McCray died on November 4, 1980, in the course and scope of his employment with Beverly Hills Plantation. Claimant, his mother, is a…