Ross, Dependent of v. Ross

I agree with the majority in all respects except on the question whether under the facts Hugh Daniel Ross was “wholly dependent” on deceased. My dissent on this point is intended to clearly mark the path the Court has charted.

The Act specifically deals with three categories of dependents: (1) Wife and children who are presumed to be wholly dependent; (2) brother, etc., who, though over 18 years of age, is “wholly dependent upon the deceased employee and incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical disability,” and (3) all other dependents shall be considered on the basis of total…