Legal Opinion
Akers v. Seaboard Farms
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1998No. 91,454PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HANSEN, Judge.
¶ 1 Petitioner, John Akers (Claimant), seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Court order denying his claim for temporary total disability compensation.' Respondent, Seaboard Farms (Employer), stipulates Claimant sustained an injury to his ankle on July 21,1997, while he was under its employ. Employer, however, denies liability for temporary total disability compensation because it asserts light duty was provided to Claimant until his termination for failing a drug test. Employer contends Claimant is not entitled to compensation because his lack of work is due to his own…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Bodine v. L.A. King Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Potomac Edison Co. of Virginia, Inc. v. CashCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
- Hinton v. Labor SourceCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1997
- Roberts v. Matrix Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Tubbs v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
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