Patterson v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Jordan, Judge.

It is conceded by plaintiff’s counsel that under the application of the “any evidence” rule the award denying compensation to the mother as the alleged common law widow of the deceased employee was authorized. Vigorous objection is made to the award as to the posthumous child, however, on the grounds that this award was predicated upon an erroneous legal theory which precluded the hearing director from considering evidence which would have authorized a finding that the child was a dependent of the deceased employee and entitled to compensation.

This court in American Mut. &c.…