Dukes v. Eastern Tar Products Corp.

Rubin Dukes met his death on June 28, 1945 by accidental means arising out of and in the course of his employment by the Eastern Tar Products Company. Hattie Camp Dukes, claiming to be his widow, filed a claim with the State Industrial Accident Commission on behalf of herself and three minor children. On June 20, 1946 the claim was disallowed, on the ground “that Hattie Dukes was not the lawful widow of Rubin Dukes, deceased, and that the said infant children, hereinbefore mentioned, were not dependent upon, nor members of the household of said Rubin Dukes, deceased, at the time of his…