Legal Opinion
Dierks Forests, Inc. v. Parnell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 28, 1958No. 38189PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
On February 27, 1957, Elvin Roy Parnell, age 23, while employed by Jim Pollard, an independent contractor of Dierks Forests, Inc., principal employer, sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment resulting in his death. The accident occurred while he was engaged in cutting timber when a limb of a tree struck him across his back and neck.
On April 20, 1957, Harrison Parnell and Bessie Parnell, father and mother of deceased, filed a claim for compensation under the death benefit provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law against Jim…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- G. I. Construction Co. v. OsbornSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Banning v. Peru-Laclede Syndicate, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Cimarron Telephone Co. v. NanceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Oklahoma State Highway Department v. NashSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Pawhuska Feed Mills v. HillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Boardman Company v. EddySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
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- Robberson Steel Company v. State Industrial CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Stubblefield v. SebastianSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- Special Indemnity Fund of the Oklahoma v. BellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
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