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MURPHY v. FRANKLIN COUNTY

No. 52165.

145 N.W.2d 465 (1966)

Donald L. MURPHY and Ruth Murphy, Appellees, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Iowa, Employer, and Allied Mutual Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larson & Carr, Charles City, for appellants.

Hobson, Cady & Drew, Hampton, for appellees.

BECKER, Justice.

Claimant parents filed claim as dependents under the Workmen's Compensation Act, Code, 1966, chapter 85. Ronald Murphy, their 17 year old son, was killed in a tractor accident while working as a weed mower for Franklin County. The sole issues in this case are claimants' status as dependents and, if dependents, the amount of compensation awarded.

The matter was tried before a Deputy Industrial Commissioner who found that claimants were dependent...

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