Legal Opinion
Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Inc. v. Transcon Lines
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 30, 1993No. 77290PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice.
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In July of 1985, Jimmy Clyde Savage suffered a heart attack while driving a truck for his employer, respondent Trans-con Lines. Savage filed a claim in the Workers’ Compensation Court and on August 18, 1986, the court ruled that the heart attack was an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of Savage’s employment. The court awarded Savage temporary total disability and permanent partial disability.
When Savage’s heart condition deteriorated, doctors determined that a heart transplant was the only remaining viable medical…
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