235 So. 2d 207 - McDermott v. Funel’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance · Thompson v. Vestal Lumber & Mfg. Co. · Hooper v. Southern Pulpwood Insurance · Ellis v. Union Compress & Warehouse Co.
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“In all other cases, the question of legal and actual dependency in whole or in part, shall be determined in accordance with the facts as they may be at the time of the accident and death; in such other cases if there are a sufficient number of persons wholly dependent to take up the maximum compensation, the death benefit shall be divided equally among them, and persons partially dependent, if any, shall receive no part thereof.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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