Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Steel Corporation v. Chafin
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 26, 1960No. 38662PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBIRD, Justice.
Freída Chafin, hereinafter called claimant, commenced this proceeding to recover under the Death Benefit Provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Tit. 85 O.S.1951 § 1 et seq. The claimant was awarded compensation for an accidental injury to her husband resulting in death. The award of the State Industrial Commission in substance is as follows:
“That Joel K. Chafin was in the employ of the respondent, engaged in a hazardous occupation within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law on November 15, 1958, on which date he sustained an accidental injury arising out of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barney U. Brown & Sons, Inc. v. SavageSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Beck v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Tri-State Casualty Ins. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Preferred Accident Ins. Co. of N. Y. v. Van DusenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- Spaulding Osborne v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Insurance Fund v. BrooksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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