PANGERL EX REL. PANGERL v. ELECTRIC REPAIR & CONST.

No. C7-01-2035.

645 N.W.2d 151 (2002)

Roland PANGERL, deceased, by JoAnne Pangerl, Respondent, v. ELECTRIC REPAIR & CONSTRUCTION and CNA Commercial Insurance, Relators.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. McCoy, # 69930, McCoy, Peterson, Jorstad & Brabbit, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent.

Janet Monson, # 129884, Aafedt, Forde, Gray & Monson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Relators.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, Justice.

The Workers' Compensation Act provides that the death benefit for an employee's surviving spouse and dependent children is calculated as a percentage of the deceased employee's wage at the time of injury, subject to a maximum weekly compensation rate, adjusted annually. The Act further provides that when the last dependent child is no longer dependent, the surviving spouse is paid a weekly benefit for an additional ten...

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