Legal Opinion
Roxana Petroleum Co. v. Cope
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 26, 1928No. 18107PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, C.
The plaintiff, Gertrude Cope, brought this suit to recover damages for an injury to her 16 year old son, who received the injury, she alleged, by the negligence of the Roxana Petroleum Company, a corporation, while in its employment. The petition stated a cause of action.
The defendant pleaded contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and specially that the injury to the employee came within the purview of the Oklahoma Workmen’s Compensation Law, and that said employee had filed a claim therefor, and received full compensation for his injury, and all medical and hospital bills had…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- King v. Viscoloid Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Poe v. Continental Oil & Cotton Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Gregutis v. Waclark Wire WorksSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
- Kunkalman v. GibsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
- Kampmann v. CrossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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- Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Ricks Exploration Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Ogden v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
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