Easley v. TLC Cos.

DIETZ, Judge.

The crux of this case is whether Bobbie Easley qualifies as a "widow" under the Workers' Compensation Act. Bobbie Easley was married to Ronald Easley for nine years until his death in 2012. Several years before Mr. Easley's death, Mrs. Easley left the family home and began living apart from her husband. She testified that she left because Mr. Easley told her he did not love her anymore and she should leave, although Mr. Easley's son, Noah Owen Easley, testified that he believed the decision to separate was a mutual one. Mrs. Easley also suffered from mental illness and heard…