Legal Opinion
Darco Transportation v. Dulen
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 2, 1996No. 84374PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
The answers to two questions are disposi-tive of whether Dulen’s [employee or claimant] injuries are compensable under Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation regime. The pertinent queries are: (1) Had the claimant abandoned his employment when he was injured? and (2) Is the risk of being struck by a train at a railroad crossing purely personal or does it have a causal connection with, so as to arise out of, Dulen’s employment with Darco Transportation [Dareo or employer]? *593We answer the first question in the negative and the latter in the affirmative.
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