Van Wyk v. Realty Traders, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
The award appealed from has been made to claimant as widow of Arnold Van Wyk, who was killed in an industrial accident occurring on August 11, 1924. The main question is whether the claimant Was his “ surviving wife ” and as such entitled to death benefits under subdivision 2 of section 16 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law.-
Claimant and the deceased were married on August 22, 1891, at Paterson, N. J. They lived together until the spring of 1908 when he absented himself after which they never lived together again. No divorce or other decree dissolving the marriage was ever obtained. Claimant…
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