Special Indemnity Fund v. Litterell

BLACKBIRD, Chief Justice.

In this proceeding, the State’s Special Indemnity Fund, hereinafter referred to as “petitioner”, or “the Fund”, seeks vacation of an order of the State Industrial Court granting the claimant and respondent, Jerry Wayne Litterell, a partial commutation of an award payable by the Fund, which Tit. 85 O.S.Supp.1959, and O.S.1961 § 172, authorizes as to such awards of more than $7500.00 “ * * * in cases of extreme hardship * * *

The primary issue here is whether or not the present case is one of “extreme hardship” within the meaning of that term as used in the quoted…