Legal Opinion
Wheaton v. City of Tulsa Fire Department
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 25, 1998No. 91322PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARRETT, Judge:
¶ 1 Petitioner, Brad Wheaton (Claimant), filed a Form 3-B in the Workers’ Compensation Court, alleging he sustained an occupational disease as a result of his employment as a firefighter for the City of Tulsa Fire Department (Employer). He alleged he contracted hepatitis C while he was moving an injured individual who had the disease, and that the date of last exposure to the hazard which caused the disease was July 1, 1997. Employer denied Claimant sustained an accidental injury or suffered an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his employment.
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- City of Nichols Hills v. HillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Toney v. Parker Drilling Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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- Reed v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
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