Legal Opinion
Southwest United Industries v. Polston
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 14, 1998No. 82471PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Justice.
¶ 1 The claimant, Bill Polston, began working for Southwest United Industries (“employer”) in June of 1990. In the following December he began having problems with his hands but did not seek medical attention because he thought that the symptoms were a part of adjusting to the job. The condition worsened to the extent that he sought medical attention in June of 1991. In the following October he was diagnosed as having carpal tunnel syndrome. He declined to undergo recommended surgery because he was “coming up for promotion.”
¶ 2 The condition of his hands, arms, and shoulders…
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