Dependent

One who derives support from another. Ballou v. Gile, 50 Wis. 618, 7 N. W. 561; Supreme Council American Legion of Honor v. Perry, 140 Mass. 590, 5 N. E. 634; not merely persons who derive a benefit from the earnings of the deceased; [1899] 1 Q. B. 1005. A father is in part dependent on his child, however young, if the wages of the child form part of the common fund to maintain the home; [1900] A. C. 358; Alexander v. Parker, 144 Ill. 355, 33 N. E. 183, 19 L. R. A. 187 (where the term is used with reference to benevolent associations).

See Death.