CNA Insurance v. Fincher

STOKER, Judge.

In this case we decide whether Betty Jean Hindman (Fincher), as the former concubine of the deceased, Ricky Joe Fincher, is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits under Henderson v. Travelers Insurance Company, 354 So.2d 1031 (La.1978). That case held that a concubine' who was an “other dependent member of the family” of the deceased was not disqualified from receiving workers’ compensation merely because of her unmarried status.

The only significant issue which we find in this case is whether Betty Jean Hindman was in fact dependent on the decedent at the time of his death.…