Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc. v. Rosenthal

On July 25, 1944, Isadore Rosenthal, the husband of the claimant, Nettie Rosenthal, appellee here, was killed in an accident while employed by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in the course of his employment. He left surviving him his wife, the appellee in this case, and two children.

After her husband’s death, she filed a claim with the State Industrial Accident Commission who found that she was wholly dependent upon her husband, the deceased, for support. From that finding the employer and insurer appealed to the Superior Court of Baltimore City where the jury affirmed the finding of…