Legal Opinion
Flick v. Crouch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 29, 1967No. 41512PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McINERNEY, Justice.
The question for decision is whether the trial court erred when it dismissed the instant action for wrongful death based on its finding that “exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action is in the State Industrial Court * * *” By this ruling, made after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court disposed of issues raised by defendants’ separate pleas to the jurisdiction.
While working as a roughneck at a well site, decedent suffered instantaneous death when the derrick suddenly collapsed. At that time he was doing the duties of his employment with Parker…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coe v. EsauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Michel v. MeierDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Page v. HardySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Providential Development Company, a Corporation, and W. C. Jackson v. United States Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Texaco, Inc. v. LaytonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
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3Cited by123 opinions
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- Flanders v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Northrip v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
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