Houser ex rel. Houser v. Dan Dugan Transport Co.

KELLEY, Justice.

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether a grandchild of a decedent killed in an accident which occurred while he was in the scope of his employment was a “child” within the meaning of Minn.Stat. § 176.011, subd. 2 (1982) and, therefore, entitled to dependency benefits. The compensation judge held that the granddaughter was not a “child” and denied dependency benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversed that decision and awarded dependency benefits. We affirm.

Russell Houser was killed on October 12, 1981, as the result of a two-truck collision…