Legal Opinion

Ben Hur Coal Company v. Orum

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 21, 1961No. 39377PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVISON, Justice.

Erma A. Orum, claimant, widow of Charles L. Orum, employee, obtained an award under the death benefit provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 85 O.S. 1951, § 1 et seq. for the maximum statutory amount of $13,500. Employer, Ben Hur Coal Company, and its insurance carrier, petitioners, bring this proceeding to obtain a review of the award.

*920Petitioners seek to vacate the award on the ground that the evidence is insufficient to show an accidental injury or that deceased employee’s heart attack was related to any such injury.

Employee’s death occurred Thursday, November 19,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Choctaw County v. BatemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
  2. Farmers Cooperative Association v. MaddenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  3. Gulf Oil Corporation v. RouseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
  4. Young v. NeelySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  5. Liberty Glass Co. v. GuinnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. H. J. Jeffries Truck Line v. GrishamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
  2. National Gypsum Company v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
  3. Kelley v. Enid Terminal ElevatorsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. Dumont Vda. de Fernández Fuster v. Comisión IndustrialSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
  5. Pauls Valley Travel Center v. BoucherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005

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