Court Opinion

ID: 9774791
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 18:33:44.586824+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:15.845859
License: Public Domain

CONCURRING OPINION BY
President Judge LEADBETTER.
I agree that the law as it now stands requires affirmance. However, had employer raised the meretricious relationship issue on appeal, I would have advocated distinguishing, or perhaps overruling prior cases and found a meretricious relationship here.
I recognize that we are bound by the WCJ’s credibility determinations, and thus the finding that there was no common law marriage. However, given the duplicitous conduct of Ms. Rebo and Mr. McDonald as *847described by the majority, this result is outrageous. Therefore, I concur in the result only.