Legal Opinion
Houston v. Zebco
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 2, 1992No. 71987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
A claim was filed by petitioner, Barbara E. Houston, with the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court for permanent partial disability for cumulative hearing loss due to exposure to loud noise at work over an eleven year period. A hearing was held on May 19, 1988. Petitioner offered as her medical evidence the deposition of Dr. G.C.M. He opined petitioner suffered from a seventeen per cent (17%) binaural hearing impairment due to noise exposure while working for respondent, Zebco. Respondents, Zebco and its insurance carrier, Old Republic Insurance Co., objected to the medical…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Whitener v. South Central Solid Waste AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Zebco v. HoustonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Wheat v. Heritage ManorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Continental Oil Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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