Legal Opinion
Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. v. Yellow Transit Freight Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1957No. 5609_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a self-insured employer under the Oklahoma Workmen’s Compensation Act, brought this action to recover the amount of death benefits that it was required to pay the dependents of an employee who was killed in the course of his employment, by the sole negligence of the defendant. This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant.
The facts are not in dispute. The defendant paid $33,000 to the Administratrix of the Estate of the deceased employee in settlement of a claim for the wrongful death of the employee. The Oklahoma Workmen’s Compensation Act…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Insurance Co. v. BrameSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- United States v. AcordCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Allied Mutual Casualty Corporation v. General Motors Corporation and Tom Parker D/B/A Parker Buick CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- State Insurance Fund v. TaronSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
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