Meton v. Industrial Insurance Department

Citations

• 104 Wash. 652
• 177 P. 696
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 538

Syllabus

<p>Marriage (11, 14) — By Cohabitation and Reputation — Presumptions — Evidence. A presumption of lawful marriage from holding out and cohabitation cannot he indulged where the proofs show that the parties, unable to speak or read English, relied upon applications and affidavits for a marriage license which they paid for and supposed constituted a lawful marriage, no license ever having been issued or ceremony performed.</p> <p>Master and Servant (121-2) — Workmen’s Compensation Act— “Dependents” — -“Widow.” One who lived with deceased as his wife, believing herself to be lawfully married, is not a “dependent” of the deceased, as defined by the workmen’s compensation act, Rem. Code, § 6604-3, specifying “widows” and certain relatives as within the definition.</p>