Dazy v. the Apponaug Co.

This is a petition under the Workmen’s Compensation Act brought in the Superior Court for the County of Kent to recover compensation for the death of the petitioner’s minor son through injuries received in the course of his employment by the respondent corporation.

The petitioner claims, in and by his petition, that at the time of the injury, both he and his wife were wholly dependent for their support upon the earnings of the son.

The respondent admits that the death of the son resulted from the injury, but claims that at the time of the injury, the petitioner was not dependent, within the…