Legal Opinion
Teel v. Tulsa Municipal Employees
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 25, 1993No. 79076PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Justice.
We granted certiorari to determine whether mental disability, in order to be compensable under the workers’ compensation act, must arise out of an employment-related injury. Earlene Teel (Claimant) worked for respondent (credit union) on January 5, 1990, when the credit union was robbed for the third time. When three masked men entered the credit union, claimant dived under a desk, injuring her lower back. Claimant did not seek medical treatment for her back. In November 1990, claimant filed a Form 3 alleging injury to her back, with psychological overlay. The trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rialto Lead & Zinc Co. v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Wade Lahar Construction Company v. HowellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Fenwick v. Oklahoma State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Woodward & Company v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Seismograph Service Corporation v. CosbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Park Terrace v. RaskaCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
- Osborne v. City of Oklahoma City Police DepartmentSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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