Legal Opinion
ODOM v. PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 13, 2018No. Case Number: 116554PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, C.J.:
¶1 The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Tenth Circuit) certified a question of state law to this Court under the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S. 2011 §§ 1601 - 1611. The question certified is:
Under the dual-capacity doctrine, an employer who is generally immune from tort liability may become liable to its employee as a third-party tortfeasor, if it occupies, in addition to its capacity as an employer, a second capacity that confers obligations independent of those imposed on it as an employer.
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