Palm Beach Dairy Company v. Ryan

TERRELL, J.:

Frank A. Ryan was killed in August, 1940, while on duty and in the employ of Palm Beach Dairy Company. He was unmarried, was making $17.50 per week and was living with his mother who was dependent on him for support. The insurance carrier paid compensation to Mrs. Ryan, the mother, for forty-seven weeks at $6.25 per week and then discontinued the payments because some half brothers had entered into contract to pay her $15.00 per week for a limited period.

The question presented is whether such payments had the effect of relieving the mother of dependency as contemplated by Section…