Legal Opinion
Holley v. Ace American Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 22, 2013No. 110247PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REIF, V.C.J.
1 This Court is asked to decide whether Oklahoma law prohibiting subrogation of workers' compensation death benefits prevents Ace American Insurance Company (Insurer) from recouping death benefits it has paid to the widow of an Oklahoma worker killed at a jobsite in Texas. Insurer paid widow death benefits provided by Texas law and is seeking subrogation from tort damages widow also recovered in a Texas wrongful death case.
12 Insurer and widow agree that (1) the deceased worker's contract for employment was made in Oklahoma, (2) worker was killed in the scope of his employment at…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Knott v. Halliburton ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- In Re Allen's GuardianshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Independent School District No. 89 v. McReynoldsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- First National Bank of Belleville v. Paul Hughes Trucking Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sun Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Marque Medicos Fullerton, LLC v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2017
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