Legal Opinion
Special Indemnity Fund v. Choate
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1993No. 69981PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.
We hold in this case a trial tribunal of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court (OWCC) had jurisdiction over a claim brought by, Troy F. Choate (Choate) against the Special Indemnity Fund (Fund) to combine two cumulative trauma injuries against it for a material increase, the two injuries were combinable against the Fund and no reversible error occurred because the trial tribunal did not expressly determine a statute of limitation defense. However, we hold the trial tribunal erred by sustaining an objection to Fund’s medical evidence. Thus, we must vacate the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Chamberlin v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Munsingwear, Inc. v. TullisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Reynolds v. Special Indemnity FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Texas Oklahoma Express v. SorensonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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3Cited by35 opinions
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