Goins v. Lott

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

This appeal addresses the question of whether an acknowledged illegitimate child, whose paternity was never established by court action, is entitled to dependency benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act). Evelyn Goins, the mother of Eric Duane Goins, (the legitimate child) and Joyce Ann Lott, the mother of Craig Ezell Lott, (the acknowledged illegitimate child) both filed claims on behalf of their minor children for dependency benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Ind.Code 22-3-1-1 et seq., after an industrial accident resulted in the death of Ezell…