Smith v. Farm Service Cooperative

Lyle Brown, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. It was stipulated that Michael L. Smith, a minor, was fatally injured while in the employment of the appellee company, Farm Service Cooperative. Appellants, Michael’s family, seek recovery on the basis of partial dependency on Michael. The family unit consisted of the parents and four minor children, including eighteen year old Michael. The Commission and the trial court found no partial dependency. It was held that “the claimants were not dependents within the meaning of the Act.”

Michael worked for Farm Service Cooperative in…