The issue before this court is whether the decedent's father, who lived in Puerto Rico, is a dependent within the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Law. The decedent's father, the claimant herein, had sustained a serious injury in 1951 which precluded him from doing "steady work" thereafter. The claimant testified that, after the decedent moved to the State of New York, "he always mailed me money, sometimes every week, sometimes once a month". The amount of money ranged...
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