Legal Opinion
TRW/Reda Pump v. Brewington
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 3, 1992No. 74839, 74918, 74972, 74973, 75686 and 75712PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
We decide 1) whether 20 O.S.Supp.1982, § 15.1, provides a statutory basis for an appellate court to allow an award of attorney fees against a party taking a patently frivolous appeal from an order of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court and 2) if so, are one or more of the appeals before us patently frivolous? We hold § 15.1 is a statute of general application affording a statutory basis for this Court or a Court of Appeals to allow an award of attorney fees against an appealing party bringing a patently frivolous appeal from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court.…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Parks v. Norman Municipal HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Ledbetter v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
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3Cited by208 opinions
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- Oklahoma Ass'n for Equitable Taxation v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
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