Legal Opinion
State Insurance Fund v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 3, 1988No. 67030 to 67036, 67105, 67106, 67115 to 67117, 67236 to 67238, 67258, 67340, 67341, 67534, 67785, 68865, 69065, 69066, 69110, 69112PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The issues presented in this consolidated proceeding for review are: [1] Did the Workers’ Compensation Court have jurisdiction to make the challenged awards against the State Insurance Fund? and if so, [2] Are the terms of the awards ambiguous and do they warrant modification because they were incorrectly phrased in the disjunctive, namely against the insurer or the employer? We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative. 1
The facts are common to all proceedings before us. Both the State Insurance Fund [Fund] and Federated Metals Corporation…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- H. J. Jeffries Truck Line v. GrishamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Snow v. WinnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Barney U. Brown & Sons, Inc. v. SavageSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Tri-State Casualty Ins. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. TheusSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Shaffer v. JefferySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Harkrider v. PoseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Fehring v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Goodwin v. Old Republic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- PFL Life Insurance Co. v. FranklinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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