Legal Opinion

Davis Ex Rel. Davis v. CMS Continental Natural Gas, Inc.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 7, 2001No. 94,787PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUGER, J.: |

T1 We retained this cause to consider whether the exclusivity provision, 85 0.8. 1991 § 12, 1 of the Workers Compensation Act, 85 0.8.1991 § 1, ef seq., precludes the plaintiffs/appellants, Whitney and Tiffany Davis through their mother, Brenda Davis [collectively, Davis], from recovering tort damages pursuant to 40 0.S8.1991 § 178. 2 We determine that 40 0.8.1991 § 178 retains viability as it relates to occupations exempted from the Workers' Compensation Act. Nevertheless, under the undisputed facts presented, we hold that the employee's recovery is limited to that provided…

2Cases cited87 opinions

  1. Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. Folsom v. Burger KingWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Folsom v. Burger KingWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Woodson v. RowlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987

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3Cited by23 opinions

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