Granell v. Industrial Accident Commission

Decedent, Jonas D. Granell, sustained injuries arising out of and occurring in the course of his employment hy respondent, Loew’s Incorporated, on September 25, 1941. He married the applicant on January 17, 1942, and died as a result of those injuries on August 1, 1943. From the time of the marriage to the death of Granell, applicant and decedent lived together as husband and wife and she was wholly dependent upon him for support.

The Industrial Accident Commission denied applicant’s claim to a death benefit on the ground that she was not decedent’s wife at the time of his injury. The sole…