Iwunoh v. Maremont Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1DissentBarnes, Chief Justice
The majority finds meritorious the claimant’s allegation that an emergency existed *551at the time she sought medical treatment from Dr. M. Neither party presented any evidence of such emergency, nor did the court address the issue in its findings, and I therefore dissent to the portion, of the opinion which supports an allegation raised for the first time on appeal.
I also dissent from the finding that 85 O.S. 1981 § 14 permits retroactive approval of a change in physician after the claimant has exercised her initial unqualified right to choose a doctor. I find Burns v. Southwestern Preferred…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gleason v. State Industrial CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Burns v. Southwestern Preferred Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Womack v. Boston FisheriesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974