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TRENT v. UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY

No. 2468

68 Wyo. 146 (1951)

231 P.2d 180

In the Matter of the Claim of Ella Mae Trent made in behalf of herself as wife, and Donald Wayne Trent and James Walter Trent, Jr., as children, of J. Walter Trent, deceased employee of the Union Pacific Coal Company, under Workmen's Compensation Law. ELLA MAE TRENT, Claimant and Appellant, vs. THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wyoming

May 15, 1951

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the claimant and appellant the cause was submitted upon the brief of W.A. Muir, Glenn G. Stanton and W.J. Muir all of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and oral argument by Mr. W.A. Muir.

For the defendant and respondent the cause was submitted upon the brief and also oral argument of Edwin V. Magagna and Joseph H. Galicich, both of Rock Springs, Wyoming.

OPINION

RINER, Justice.

This cause arises under the Workmen's Compensation Act of the State of Wyoming and brings up for review an order made by the District Court of Sweetwater County declining to make an award in favor of plaintiff and appellant, Ella Mae Trent, who asserts that at the time of the death of J. Walter Trent she was his wife and depending on him for support. The employer, the Union Pacific Coal Company...

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