Legal Opinion
Brown v. Burkett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 3, 1988No. 67071PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The dispositive question on review 1 is whether the petitioner was the claimant’s employer at the time of the injury in suit. We answer in the negative and vacate the award.
Richard D. Burkett [claimant] was injured when he fell off the roof of a house where he was working as a carpenter and electrician. James Figgins [owner] owned the house. Jim Brown [petitioner or Brown] was one of several individuals who performed various tasks necessary to complete a remodeling project. Brown did skilled labor and also acted as general supervisor.
Claimant sought benefits under the Workers’…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Parks v. Norman Municipal HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Brewer v. Bama Pie, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Standard Savings & Loan Ass'n v. WhitneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Fluor Engineers & Contractors, Inc. v. KesslerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Leonhardt Enterprises v. HousemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Frazier v. Bryan Memorial Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Enterprise Management Consultants, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. LivsheeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Garrison v. Bechtel Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Houck v. Hold Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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