Taylor v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.

Citations

• 98 Kan. 169
• 157 P. 435
• 1916 Kan. LEXIS 38

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Workmen’s Compensation Act — Adult Married Son — Not a Member of His Mother’s Family. An adult son married and living with his wife and children, separate from his mother, is- not a member of such mother’s family within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation act (Laws 1913, ch. 216, §4).</p> <p>2. Same — “Dependents” within Workmen’s Compensation Act. It is not the purpose or policy of the statute to continue compensation to a dependent minor after reaching the age of eighteen years unless physically and mentally incapable of earning wages, or to award compensation to an adult married son, the head of a family living separate from that of his mother, who from her wages as an employee made small contributions towards his support, he being physically and mentally capable to earn and actually earning fair wages.</p>