SULLIVAN ELEC. CO. v. McDONALD


541 S.W.2d 112 (1976)

SULLIVAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellant, v. Malcolm C. McDONALD, and wife, Shelby J. McDonald, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry W. Carnes, Branstetter, Moody & Kilgore, Nashville, for appellant.

Stephen C. Baker, Dearborn & Ewing, Nashville, for appellees.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case in which the primary issue for our determination is whether the stepmother of a deceased workman is a member of the class of dependents entitled to receive death benefits under Section 50-1013, T.C.A. The trial judge determined that she was properly entitled to receive compensation benefits. We are in full accord with that determination.

I.

On September 6, 1974, the deceased...

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