Brown v. Nolen

Opinion by

Me. Justice Frazer,

In proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1915, on a petition for compensation by claimant, who avers she is the widow of Alfred Brown, an employee of defendant company, who was injured in the course of his employment and from the effect of such injury died March 23,1928. The referee made an award in her favor, finding she was the common law wife" of deceased, which finding is the' question at issue here. The compensation board on appeal reversed the ref eree’s decision on the ground that claimant had not entered into legal marital relations with the…