KOSMICKI v. ASPEN DRILLING COMPANY

No. 7767.

414 P.2d 214 (1966)

76 N.M. 234

Doris Mae KOSMICKI, on Behalf of and next friend of William Ray Barnes, La Rae Lynn Barnes and Dianne Le Lani Barnes, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASPEN DRILLING COMPANY and Employers Mutual of Wausau, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 9, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Brown, Farmington, for appellant.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, James C. Ritchie, Joseph J. Mullins, Albuquerque, for appellees.


MOISE, Justice.

We are here called upon to determine if the minor children of Raymond Lee Barnes, deceased, were "dependents" so as to be entitled to the benefits of the Workmen's Compensation Act.

Involved is an interpretation of §§ 59-10-12(j) (1) and 59-10-12(j) (6), N.M.S.A. 1953, which read as follows:

"(j) The following persons, and they only, shall be deemed dependents and entitled to compensation under the provisions of this act....

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