Claim of Beaty v. Charron

In 1961, claimant and her eight minor children were awarded workers’ compensation death benefits following the work-related death of her husband, Albert J. Stone, on August 18, 1958. Among the children awarded benefits was Diane Stone, born December 7, 1957. The employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier made a deposit to the Aggregate Trust Fund (hereinafter the Fund) (Workers’ Compensation Law §27) and payments were made to the beneficiaries. In 1975, payments to Diane stopped as she turned 18 years of age. It appears that Diane is permanently and totally mentally and physically…