Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Death of Reeder
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 7, 2009No. 105229PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtReif, J.
%1 The issue presented on certiorari review is whether the Workers' Compensation Act, 85 0.8. § 3.6, authorizes prejudgment interest on workers' compensation court awards. This issue arises from proceedings prosecuted by Naomi Reeder to obtain death benefits for the loss of her husband due to an occupational disease. The factual background and procedural history of the award are set forth in Zinc Corporation of America v. Reeder, 2007 OK CIV APP 66, 164 P.3d 1132 (Reeder I ), and are not necessary to decide whether § 8.6 authorizes prejudgment interest on awards in the case at hand (Reeder II…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Arrow Tool & Gauge v. MeadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Pirkey v. State Ex Rel. MartinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- ZINC CORP. OF AMERICA v. ReederCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2007
3Cited by1 opinion
- Stephens v. OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROLCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010