Legal Opinion
Amos v. Spiro Public Schools
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 3, 2004No. 98,464PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, V.C.J.
¶ 1 The issue on certiorari is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred when it dismissed petitioner’s claim for compensation. We answer in the affirmative.
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ANATOMY OF THE LITIGATION
¶ 2 On 7 August 1997 Debbie DeShazo Amos 2 (Amos, employee or claimant), a teacher in the Spiro school system (employer or respondent), alleged a job-related injury occurred when she was walking through a school hallway and a child stepped into her pathway. 3 She claimed injury to her right leg and ankle 4 and filed her claim for com pensation on 15 June 1998. On 14 August 1997 (one week…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Neil Acquisition, L.L.C. v. Wingrod Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Burdick v. Independent School District No. 52Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Arrow Tool & Gauge v. MeadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Application of GoodwinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Special Indemnity Fund v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Yocum v. Greenbriar Nursing HomeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- King Manufacturing v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. WadeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
- SHEPARD v. OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
- Yeatman v. Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of EnidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
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