Legal Opinion
Tipton v. Oklahoma Property & Casualty Guaranty Ass'n
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 27, 1993No. 79025PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge:
The Oklahoma Property and Casualty Guaranty Association (Fund) seeks review of an order of the Trial Court finding Fund had received a “just and reasonable” apportionment of proceeds obtained by James Russell Tipton (Claimant) in settlement of a third-party action instituted under 85 O.S. 1981 § 44. Herein, Fund asserts entitlement to full credit for Claimant’s settlement proceeds against sums paid or to be paid to Claimant in Workers’ Compensation benefits.
This case has previously been before this Court. 1 Claimant suffered on-the-job injury in May 1985. At that time,…
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