Legal Opinion
Whitson v. Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1995No. 80860PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WATT, Justice.
The question before us is whether a successful workers’ compensation claimant may later assert a tort claim against his employer for the manner in which the employer defended the worker’s compensation claim. We hold that he may not.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff, Paul D. Whitson, was employed as an adjuster by the Lawton office of Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company from April through August 1989. Whitson filed a workers’ compensation claim on May 18, 1990 in which he claimed that on June 20, 1989 he had twisted his left knee in Frederick, Oklahoma…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Goodwin v. Old Republic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Harter Concrete Products, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Austin v. CockingsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Ray v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of SapulpaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Thompson v. Madison MacHinery Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Martin v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Black Hawk Oil Co. v. Exxon Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Lillard v. StocktonDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2003
- Sizemore v. Continental Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
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