Perry v. Sun Coal Co.

This is a suit under the workmen’s compensation statute, Code 1932, Sec. 6851 et seq., and the only issue before us is whether or not the appellant was the lawful and dependent wife of Otis Perry at the time of his death.

The suit was instituted by .Mrs. Gladys Perry and Donald Ray Perry against the defendant Sun Coal Company. It is alleged that the petitioners are the wife and son, respectively, of the deceased Otis Perry, who was an employee of the defendant when he was killed, and that they “were both dependent upon the earnings of said Otis for a livelihood.”

The defendant admitted the…