Crook v. Academy Drywall Co.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether an employee who suffers a compensable injury is eligible under General Statutes § 31-308b1 to *29receive a dependency allowance for a child born after the date of the employee’s injury but conceived prior *30to the date of that injury. We conclude that an employee is entitled to receive a dependency allowance for the child under such circumstances.

The parties have stipulated to the relevant facts. The plaintiff, Larry D. Crook, was employed by the named defendant, Academy Drywall Company,2 when he suffered a compensable injury to his lower back on…