Legal Opinion
Keeling v. Schuman Bros. Lbr. Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 20, 1951No. 34741PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON J.
Sherman Keeling, hereinafter called claimant, filed his first notice of injury and claim for compensation stating that while employed as a carpenter for the respondent Schu-man Brothers Lumber Company, he sustained an accidental injury on December 7, 1949, when he fell from a ceiling joist while erecting a pre-fab-ricated garage. Following a hearing, the trial commissioner entered an award for claimant, but on appeal the commission en banc found that claimant was an independent contractor and denied an award.
The sole issue in this proceeding is the alleged error in finding that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ohio Drilling Co. v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Producers' Lumber Co. v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Williams v. BranumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Buckner v. DillardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Dixon Casing Crew v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gateway Construction Company v. WallbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Mahl v. McMahanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Osmus v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Harrill v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Crowder v. Continental Materials Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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