Legal Opinion

Board of County Commissioners v. Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Self-Insurance Group

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 21, 2014No. 112,208PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWinchester, J.

T1 This case is before this Court as a certified interlocutory order, 1 review of which we have granted. The questions that are presented involve whether the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Self-Insurance Group (ACCO-SIG) is an insurer pursuant to 36 O.S8.2011, §§ 607.1 2 and whether, pursuant to the Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S. 151-172, that organization is immune from tort liability for a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. We hold that under the statutes the organization is an insurance company for some purposes, but is a governmental entity immune…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re Coralynn F. Nelson, Debtor-Appellant v. La Crosse County District Attorney (State of Wisconsin) and Tim GruenkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  2. Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
  3. City of Choctaw v. Oklahoma Municipal Assurance GroupSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. BD. OF COUNTY COMM'RS v. ASSOC. OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF OKLA. SELF-INSURED GROUPSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2021
  2. BD. OF CTY. COMM'RS. OF HARMON CTY. v. ASSOC. OF CTY. COMM'RS. OF OKLA.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2022
  3. BD. OF COUNTY COMM'RS v. ASSOC. OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF OKLA. SELF-INSURED GROUPSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2021
  4. BD. OF CTY. COMMISSIONERS v. ASSOC. OF CTY. COMMISSIONERS OF OKLA. SELF-INSUR. GROUPSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
  5. Osterhout v. MorganDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 2023

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