Legal Opinion
Rios v. Nicor Drilling Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 28, 1983No. 58110PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The questions presented on appeal are whether the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act is applicable if the employer acts in a dual capacity; whether the Workers’ Compensation Act abrogates the statute action for wrongful death provided by 12 O.S.1981 § 1053; and if the wife’s cause of action for loss of consortium can be eliminated because of her husband’s employment.
Raymond Rios was assisting in the “rigging down” of a rig supplied by Nicor Drilling Company when he fell twenty-five feet to his death. It is alleged that Nicor Drilling used component…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Billy v. Consolidated Machine Tool Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Weber v. Armco, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Hill v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Haws v. LuethjeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- Roberts v. MerrillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Berry v. City of MuskogeeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- FARLEY v. CITY OF CLAREMORESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- Archer v. Roadrunner Trucking, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- Henning v. General Motors Assembly DivisionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Hughes Drilling Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
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