Opinion ID: 1690439
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The undisputed facts show:

Text: The decedent, George Henderson, died as the result of a work-accident in 1971. George Henderson and the claimant, Rose Henderson, had been living together as man and wife for eleven years (i. e., since 1960) in a stable, loving relationship. Rose was totally dependent on the decedent. (He had, moreover, supported her three children by a prior marriage, who lived in their home. However, the children were no longer dependent upon him at the time of his death.) At the time of his accident, George Henderson was earning $450 per week. If entitled to workmen's compensation benefits, the claimant is entitled to recover them at the rate of $49 per week, not to exceed 500 weeks. La.R.S. 23:1231 (1968). [1] The insurer paid the claimant compensation benefits at this weekly rate between the decedent's death in 1971 and early 1974. It then terminated payments upon finding reason to doubt the validity of a (claimed but unproved) Mississippi marriage or common-law marriage. [2] The decedent is not shown to be survived by any wife, child, or other dependent.