Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Langley
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 25, 1941No. 29115PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, C. J.
The claimant, Leo Langley, suffered injury to his thumb while finishing and waxing a floor in a building being constructed for Charles Bagwell Taylor.
The controlling question is whether the relation of employer and employee existed between Taylor and Langley.
Langley was not interested in the construction of the building, but he did have charge of the papering, decorating, and floor finishing. This was by written contract. By its terms Langley, for a fixed price, was to furnish the labor and paint, paper, and decorate, and finish the floors. The contract by its terms definitely fixes the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Union Indemnity Co. v. SalingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Producers' Lumber Co. v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- In Re BensonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Southern Construction Co. v. State Industrial Com.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. GreenleeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Oliver v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Brown v. State Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- Page v. HardySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- School Dist. No. 25 v. HodgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
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