Legal Opinion
Lum v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 10, 1987No. 64213PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
Two issues stand tendered for our review: [1] Does the parent company’s guaranty, statutorily required to preserve its subsidiary’s status as an own-risk employer, make the guarantor liable for payment of benefits awarded before the effective date of the guaranty, where the employer’s default in payment occurred after the guaranty’s revocation? and [2] Did the,Workers’ Compensation Court commit error in refusing to include the guarantor — qua co-ob-ligor with the now bankrupt own-risk employer — in the order certifying the commuted obligation for enforcement in the district…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Adams v. Iten Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Pryse Monument Co. v. District Court of Kay CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Riverside National Bank v. ManolakisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- The Colorado Milling & Elevator Co., a Corporation v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Western Casualty & Guaranty Ins. v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Founders Bank and Trust Co. v. UpsherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. v. Red Arrow Marina Sales & Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- PFL Life Insurance Co. v. FranklinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. v. WelchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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