Legal Opinion
Hammock v. United States
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 30, 2003No. 99,053PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDREAU, Justice:
{1 Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.2001 §§ 1601-1611, and 10th Cir. R. 27.1, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on its own motion certified the following questions of unsettled Oklahoma law:
1, Does a vendor of merchandise qualify as an "independent contractor" for the retailers it supplies, within the meaning of Okla. Stat. tit. 85, § 11, such that a retailer may potentially assume workers' compensation lability (and guid pro quo tort immunity) as a "principal employer" of the vendor's employees? If the answer…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Esther Lee Begay, Etc. v. The Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Bradley v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Loffland Bros. Equipment v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Murphy v. Chickasha Mobile Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
- ODOM v. PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- SILOAM SPRINGS HOTEL, LLC v. CENTURY SURETY COMPANYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
- BROOM v. WILSON PAVING & EXCAVATING, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
- BENEDETTI v. CIMAREX ENERGY COMPANYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- Ball v. Wilshire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
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