Taylor v. Davis Pipe Testing

JOHN F. FISCHER, Presiding Judge.

11 Claimant Carol Ann Taylor seeks review of an order of a three-judge panel of the Workers' Compensation Court 1, which affirmed the trial court's finding that her two minor children, stepsons of James Edward Taylor (Decedent), were not entitled to death benefits. The panel agreed with the trial court's finding that Taylor did not meet her burden of proving Decedent's stepsons were actually dependent on him, as required for an award of weekly income benefits pursuant to the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Code. Based on our review of the parties' briefs, the…