Hansen v. Ohio Oil Co.

Fred Jenet, a young man about 26 years old, possibly a little older, was employed by the Ohio Oil Company as a pumper at a weekly wage of $37.50.

On the morning of October 4, 1922, he was instantly killed while performing services arising out of and incidental to his employment. He was never married and therefore left no widow or minor child or children. This suit is by his father and mother, who live in Denmark, to recover 60% of his wages for 300 weeks on the ground that they were at the time of his -death actually dependent on him for support.

The defense is that plaintiffs were not at the…