Legal Opinion
City of Waldo v. Poetker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 1, 1982No. 81-214PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
This involves a workers’ compensation claim by the survivors of two employees of the cityof Waldo, Arkansas. The administrative law judge ruled that there was “coincidental” and “dual” coverage between Home Insurance Company and the State of Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Fund. The state fund has appealed from the decision.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the action of the Workers’ Compensation Commission in holding there was dual coverage at 3 Ark. App. 12, 621 S.W. 2d 491 (1981). This was a case of first impression and decided by a 3-3 vote in the Court of Appeals…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gill v. Ozark Forest Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Central Surety & Ins.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Alred v. Jackson Atlantic, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
- City of Waldo v. PoetkerCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
3Cited by1 opinion
- Workers Compensation Fund v. Utah Business Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 2013