Legal Opinion
Green v. Burch
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 24, 1948No. 37,019PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J.:
A new question in Kansas is presented by this appeal. Stated succinctly, the question is: Can illegitimate children recover as dependents under our workmen’s compensation act? A second question likewise develops in the case: Can illegitimate post*349humous children recover compensation as dependents of deceased workmen?
The district court allowed recovery of compensation to an illegitimate daughter who was born approximately two years before the workman’s death, and to a second illegitimate daughter who was born about four months after his death.…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Doughty ex rel. Woods v. EnglerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
- Shade v. Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- McRoberts v. National Zinc Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- Roberts v. WhaleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
- State ex rel. Wheat v. MooreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1941
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bell v. Brown (In Re Payne)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1983
- Hormann v. New Hampshire InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- S. L. W. v. Alaska Workmen's Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Birdsong Peanut Co. v. CowlingCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
- Yellow Cab Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
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