Legal Opinion
Wallace v. State Industrial Court
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 14, 1965No. 40982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Vice Chief Justice.
This is an original proceeding to review an order of the State Industrial Court denying an award of compensation under the death benefit provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Claimants, James Eldon Wallace-and Martha H. Wallace, were the parents of Ronald Steven H. Wallace, age 16½ years and unemancipated, who was killed in an automobile accident while working as a delivery boy for the Robinson Brothers Drug Company.
The only issue raised in the Industrial Court, and here, is whether claimants were “dependents” as that term is defined by the law of Oklahoma.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Capitol Steel & Iron Co. v. FullerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Roberts v. MerrillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Lakeview, Inc. v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- G. I. Construction Co. v. OsbornSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Fike v. PetersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Hughes Drilling Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Meadow Gold Dairies v. OliverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- National Zinc Company v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Osmond v. Paul R. Moody Construction Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
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