London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Bernstein

The question of dependency is one of fact and not of law. The court said in Georgia Power & Light Co. v. Patterson, 46 Ga. App. 7 (166 S. E. 255) : “The question of dependency is one of fact, to be determined, according to the facts and circumstances of each case, from the amounts, frequency and continuity of actual contributions of cash or supplies, the needs of the claimants, and the legal and moral- obligation of the employee. Under the facts of this case, the commission was fully authorized to find that partial dependency existed.” See, in this connection, Maryland Casualty Co. v.…