Legal Opinion
Ponca City Welfare Ass'n v. Ludwigsen
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 11, 1994No. 80732PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice:
Today we must decide whether a salaried employee of a non-profit, charitable organization is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in Oklahoma. Claimant was injured moving heavy cans of food for distribution to the needy. Respondent defends by asserting that the Workers’ Compensation Act at § 3(5) includes only activity done by an employer “for pecuniary gain.” Respondent is correct. We must reverse the order of the Workers’ Compensation Court and vacate the award.
The Ponca City Welfare Association is incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma as a non-profit corporation.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Humphrey v. DenneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Caughman v. Columbia Y. M. C. A.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
- Murphy v. Chickasha Mobile Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Gardner v. Trustees of Main Street Methodist Episcopal ChurchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
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