Wisconsin-Minnesota Light & Power Co. v. Johnson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. One Henry Johnson was killed April 23, 1919, while in the employment of the respondent. Claim for compensation was made by John Johnson, his father. The industrial commission held that there was a case of partial dependency and allowed a death benefit in favor of the father of four times the amount found to have been contributed by the son.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. One Henry Johnson was killed April 23, 1919, while in the employment of the respondent. Claim for compensation was made by John Johnson, his father. The industrial commission held that there was a case of partial dependency and allowed a death benefit in favor of the father of four times the amount found to have been contributed by the son. Henry was twenty-five years of age at the time of the accident and for more than a year preceding his death had lived at home with his father, mother, and a married…
1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.
In this case an adult son, living with his parents and paying them for his board and lodging a regular amount fairly equivalent to its cost, contributed nothing in excess of such amount to the family purse. The father had no legal control over the wages of the son. Two contributions of $200 each were made by the son for the avowed'and designated purpose of the purchase of a home. Neither of such payments ever became a part of the general family fund, nor were they intended to be used for any other ’ purpose than the particular one to which they were in fact applied. . .
We feel compelled to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Milwaukee Basket Co. v. WieckiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
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