Legal Opinion
White v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 2, 1990No. 70601PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavender, Justice
In this case we are asked to decide whether in single-event injury cases the five year statute of limitation found at 85 O.S.1981, § 43 [now 85 O.S.Supp.1986, § 43(B)], for making a request for final determination of a workers’ compensation matter, begins to run when a claimant discovers a latent condition causally connected with his on-the-job accident that manifests itself years after the accident. We answer in the negative.
Petitioner, Eddie Ray White (hereafter White) was involved in a single-event injury on October 8, 1981 while he was employed by Weyerhaeuser Company (hereafter Company).…
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