Bullard v. Titus Construction Co.

Defendants A. F. Murch and Pacific Employers Insurance Company appeal by leave granted a January 30, 1981, opinion and decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board finding that plaintiff had sustained a continuing partied disability as the result of an injury that he sustained while in the employment of defendant Murch.

Defendants first argue that the appeal board erred in ruling that plaintiff’s two stepchildren were conclusively presumed to be his dependents.

Under § 353 of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.353(l)(a)(ii); MSA 17.237(353)(l)(a)(ii), a child under the age…