Case Name: Bertha Mae Hayes DICKERSON v. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1971-09-28
Citations: 252 So. 2d 457
Docket Number: No. 51621
Parties: Bertha Mae Hayes DICKERSON v. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN.
Judges: BARHAM, TATE and DIXON, JJ., are of the opinion that writs should be granted and Humphreys v. Marquette, 235 La. 355, 103 So.2d 895 should be overruled insofar as it denies recovery to woman living with and dependent on deceased, but not married to him.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 252
Pages: 457–457

Head Matter:
259 La. 763
Bertha Mae Hayes DICKERSON v. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN.
No. 51621.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 28, 1971.

Opinion:
In re: Bertha Mae Hayes Dickerson applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Parish of Winn. 248 So.2d 852.
Writ refused — The judgment is correct.
BARHAM, TATE and DIXON, JJ., are of the opinion that writs should be granted and Humphreys v. Marquette, 235 La. 355, 103 So.2d 895 should be overruled insofar as it denies recovery to woman living with and dependent on deceased, but not married to him.