Legal Opinion
Special Indemnity Fund v. Washburn
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 22, 1986No. 61517PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
This case involves a physically impaired person and the Special Indemnity Fund, created and controlled by 85 O.S.1981 §§ 171-176. The extent of the person’s previous impairment being a factor in determining the fund’s contribution, this ap*1206peal requires that we determine how to assess this factor.
The issue to be resolved is whether in assessing the degree of a physically impaired person’s previous disability for purposes of determining the contribution of the Special Indemnity Fund, does the Workers’ Compensation Court make this assessment as a factual matter based on the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- J. C. Penney Co. v. CrumbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Dierks Lbr. & Coal Co. v. LindleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Special Indemnity Fund v. BarnesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Oklahoma Gas & Elec. Co. v. HardySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Special Indemnity Fund v. AcuffSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Torres v. Kansas City Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Special Indemnity Fund v. ChoateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Stiles v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- City of Norman v. StevesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1998
- Apache Fixtures v. ErbyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
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