Legal Opinion
Special Indemnity Fund v. Archer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1993No. 77467PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.
The question we answer in this case is whether two simultaneous injuries occurring on September 30, 1984 which were separately adjudicated before the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court (OWCC) against the employer may thereafter be combined to support an award against the Special Indemnity Fund based on a material increase in impairment? We answer in the negative.
James J. Archer (claimant) worked for the City of Tulsa Fire Department. In 1987 he brought two separate claims against the City for permanent partial impairment under our Workers’ Compensation Act, 85…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Reynolds v. Special Indemnity FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- J. C. Penney Co. v. CrumbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Irwin v. IrwinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Knott v. Halliburton ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Special Indemnity Fund v. FigginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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- BALL v. MULTIPLE INJURY TRUST FUNDSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
- Special Indemnity Fund v. ChoateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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