Lawhon Farm Services v. Brown

Margaret Meads, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that awarded dependency benefits. Appellant contends the Commission erroneously interpreted Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-527 (Repl. 1996), and there is no substantial evidence to support the Commission’s finding that the decedent’s children are entitled to benefits. We affirm.

James R. Brown was killed in an automobile accident on June 7, 1994, while within the scope of his employment. Mrs. Lucinda Penick, his former wife, brought a claim for dependent workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of their…