Coover v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This review of an award of The Industrial Commission requires us to make a determination as to the material point in time for ascertaining relationships to a deceased workman for the purposes of awarding death benefits.

Warren C. Coover, the deceased, was injured in an industrially-related accident on March 3, 1968, at which time he was a single man. On April 12, 1969, Mr. Coover married the petitioner, Essie P. Coover and thereby became the stepfather of the two minor petitioners. On October 14, 1969, Mr. Coover died as a result of his industrially-related injuries…