Claim of Farber v. U. S. Trucking Corp.

To sustain her status as the wife of the deceased employee of appellant TJ. 'S. Trucking Corporation, claimant relies on two separate grounds: that a ceremonial marriage contracted in New York was valid; and, in any event, that the parties later contracted a valid common-law marriage in Florida according to Florida law. The decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board was that claimant was the wife of the deceased employee Herbert Farber, and thus entitled to death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law.

This decision followed protracted prior litigation with varying results. The award,…