Schwan v. Premack

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, SDC Title 64, Ch. 64.01. The claim for compensation was'presented by the parents of a deceased minor child. The question presented is whether these parents are entitled to recover under the provisions of SDC 64.0402(1), which provides for compensation to a parent for an injury to an employee resulting in death when such employee at the time of his death “was under legal obligation to support” the parents. The trial court found under the facts presented that the deceased was under no legal obligation to support his parents, the…