LADNER v. MASON MITCHELL TRUCKING CO.


434 A.2d 37 (1981)

Shawn LADNER v. MASON MITCHELL TRUCKING CO. and St. Paul Insurance Company. Vivian WILLIAMS et al. v. MASON MITCHELL TRUCKING CO. and St. Paul Insurance Company.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cloutier, Joyce, Dumas & David, Patrick E. Joyce (orally), Livermore Falls, for Shawn Ladner.

James P. Dunleavy, Lydia Romer (orally), Presque Isle, for Williams.

Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Warren E. Winslow, Jr., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WERNICK, GODFREY, ROBERTS and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

Following the work-related death in 1979 of the employee, Earl Ladner, Jr., the Workers' Compensation Commission determined that the following were entitled to death benefits (pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 58): (1) Shawn Ladner, the employee's widow; and (2) Corinna Ladner, Darci Ladner, and Bryan Ladner, the employee's three minor children from the previous marriage of the employee and Vivian Williams. The Commission awarded equal shares (25%) of...

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