Franklin Fluorspar Co. v. Bell

Opinion op the Coubt by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Durad Bell died on October 28, 1929, as tbe result of injuries received while he was employed by the appellant. Both the employer and employee had accepted the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ky. Stats, sec. 4880 et seq.), and the employer concedes that it is liable for compensation if the employee left any legal dependents.

This appeal presents a number of novel questions growing out of the complexity of the decedent’s domestic relations. 'Durad Bell married Helen Jennings in 1922, or 1923, and two children were born of that marriage,…