Legal Opinion
Butts v. ROSE DRILLING COMPANY
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 11, 1956No. 37371PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLILE, Justice.
On November 2, 1954 Earl Butts, an oil well driller, while in the employ of Rose Drilling Company and engaged in the •course of his employment, suddenly fell backward and died within fifteen or twenty minutes thereafter.
On November 13, 1954 Francis Butts, surviving widow and sole dependent heir of deceased, filed a claim for compensation against Padgett-Eller Drilling Company in which she states that on November 2, 1954 deceased, while in the employ of said company, sustained an accidental injury consisting of an injury to his heart, resulting in his death; that the heart…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Gulf Oil Corporation v. RouseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
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- Adams v. City of AnadarkoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Cummins v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
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