Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 6, 2004No. 98,295PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.
¶ 1 Plaintiff/appellant/inmate, Teddy Duncan sued defendants/appellees, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) and its Director, Ron Ward. He challenged DOC’s right to retain, for costs of incarceration, one hundred percent (100%) of workers’ compensation permanent total disability (PTD) benefits paid to him during his incarceration. The PTD benefits were awarded to plaintiff by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC) for work-related injury occurring prior to his imprisonment while he was employed by O G & E Energy Corporation.1 Defendants moved to dismiss pursuant to 12…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- TRW/Reda Pump v. BrewingtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Samman v. Multiple Injury Trust FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Frazier v. Bryan Memorial Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Fulsom v. FulsomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- City of Tulsa v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Oldenkamp v. United American InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Lierly v. Tidewater Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- Estate of Bell-Levine v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- Cornett v. CarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
- Jones v. State ex rel. Office of Juvenile AffairsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
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