Collier v. City of Milford

Charles Collier, an employee of the city of Milford, suffered work related injuries when he fell from a truck on April 24, 1978. He died from those injuries on May 3, 1978. It is undisputed that Collier’s injuries and death arose out of and in the course of his employment. Subsequent to Collier’s death, Fontella *243Rudene Williams, the daughter of the decedent and of Juanita Felder Williams, filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits as a presumptive dependent under General Statutes § 31-306 (a) (3).1 At the time of Collier’s death, Fontella was eleven years old, had been supported by…