Neubauer v. Levy

John Neubauer, 20 years old, son of plaintiffs, was accidentally killed September 9, 1927, while in the employ of defendant Levy. The question is whether plaintiffs are entitled to compensation for his death as “partly dependent upon his earnings for support at the time of his injury.” 2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5435.

Plaintiffs own a two-story flat, from which they receive rent of $70 per month, a summer home, and a store building in which they live and conduct a dry goods and shoe store* with a stock of estimated value of $12,000. The worth of the real estate was not shown. It had all been paid…