Legal Opinion
Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1980PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
On this appeal claimant-appellant Mary Mott asserts that she is the widow of John Mott by virtue of a common-law marriage allegedly contracted in the State of Georgia and seeks to recover death benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Law. (Workers’ Compensation Law, § 16.) The Workers’ Compensation Board, however, denied the benefits sought upon the ground that John and Mary Mott were never legally married. The issue on this appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in failing to properly apply the law of the State of Georgia in determining…
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