GOINS v. LOTT

No. 2-681A189.

435 N.E.2d 1002 (1982)

Evelyn GOINS, Mother of Eric Duane Goins, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joyce Ann LOTT, Mother of Craig Ezell Lott, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

May 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. Psimos, Merrillville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jill L. Olson, Theodoros, Anderson & Tauber, P.C., Merrillville, for defendant-appellee.


MILLER, Presiding Judge.

This appeal addresses the question of whether an acknowledged illegitimate child, whose paternity was never established by court action, is entitled to dependency benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act (Act). Evelyn Goins, the mother of Eric Duane Goins, (the legitimate child) and Joyce Ann Lott, the mother of Craig Ezell Lott, (the acknowledged illegitimate child) both filed claims on behalf of their minor children for dependency benefits...

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