Legal Opinion
McGough v. Special Indemnity Fund
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 15, 1997No. 86829PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
We are called upon to decide in this review proceeding the issue of whether a claim against the Special Indemnity Fund for the combined disability caused by two separately-adjudicated compensable injuries may be predicated on a worsening of the earlier injury. We hold that it may.
On June 8, 1990, the claimant suffered a work-related accident which produced a traumatic injury to her right shoulder, and rendered her unconscious by a blow to the left side of her head. She sought benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, and was awarded 7% disability to the body as a whole due…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reynolds v. Special Indemnity FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Special Indemnity Fund v. FigginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Special Indemnity Fund v. ArcherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Special Indemnity Fund v. TreadwellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
- Special Indemnity Fund v. EstillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Tibbetts v. Sight 'N Sound Appliance Centers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
- Lamphear v. BF GoodrichCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1998
- Fry v. Multiple Injury Trust FundCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
- Harns v. Multiple Injury Trust FundCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
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