Claim of Burns v. Robert Miller Construction, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed February 11, 1976, which denied compensation benefits to appellant. On November 2, 1971, the decedent, 20 years of age, died as a result of an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment. Subsequently, on October 26,1972, one Sandra Brabaw filed a claim on behalf of her son, the appellant herein, in which it was alleged that the appellant was a posthumously born illegitimate child of the decedent and, consequently, entitled to death benefits. In the decision appealed from, the board rejected this claim,…