If three persons are wholly dependent on a deceased employee, what would partial dependents receive?

• A. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents
• B. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $25,000
• C. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $70,000
• D. Nothing

Answer: (D)

When three persons are wholly dependent on a deceased employee, the law typically stipulates that partial dependents have no claim to benefits. In a scenario where there are wholly dependent individuals, they take precedence in receiving all benefits provided under workers' compensation or similar systems. Thus, partial dependents would not receive any compensation as the entire benefit pool is allocated to those who were wholly dependent on the employee.

In this context, the choices that suggest partial dependents would receive some form of compensation are not applicable because the presence of wholly dependent individuals effectively excludes partial dependents from receiving any support. Therefore, the correct outcome is that partial dependents receive nothing when there are wholly dependent claimants.