Morgan-Hill Paving Co. v. Stewart

The petition is for a statutory writ of certiorari under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and it was accompanied by a bill of exceptions. There was judgment for the dependents (grandchildren of the decedent) stated in the original petition, after due or actual notice and answer of respondents. The trial was on the evidence for the respective parties in interest, and there is a full finding or recitation of the facts in the judgment on which the adjudication of dependency and the amount thereof is rested.

The controverted issues in the case are: Were the plaintiffs dependent upon decedent for…