Legal Opinion

Elzey v. Forrest

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 30, 1987No. 64454PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVENDER, Justice:

Appellant, Michael A. Elzey, began working for appellee Dr. William J. Forrest, on a farm owned by Dr. Forrest in July of 1983. This employment was at first part time in nature but became full time in May 1984. Appellant’s job duties consisted of spending three quarters of his work time doing welding assembly on cattle handling equipment which had been developed by Dr. Forrest. The rest of appellant’s time consisted of farm work and running errands involving the farm and the cattle handling equipment.

On September 18, 1984, appellant was injured when a piece of pipe fell off…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sonsearaharay POLK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., an Indiana Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  2. Claim of Duncan v. New York State Developmental CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Thompson v. Medley Material Handling, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  4. WRG Construction Co. v. HoebelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  5. Pierce v. Franklin Electric Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Buckner v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  2. Powell v. WYOMING CABLEVISION. INC.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Estrada v. PORT CITY PROPERTIES, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
  4. Wallace v. Halliburton Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
  5. Bleier v. Wellington Sears CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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