Legal Opinion
Hines v. Cherokee Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 24, 1973No. 45153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The principal question presented by this original proceeding for review is whether failure of Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) to comply with 85 O.S.1971 § 64(e) rendered it jointly and severally liable with Atlantic Insurance Company (Atlantic) for payment of compensation benefits.
There is no dispute as to the claimant’s right to compensation benefits nor as to the amount thereof.
The issue to be considered is the construction and application of 85 O.S.1971 § 64(e) which provides in pertinent part:
“No contract of insurance * * * against the liability arising under…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Eurich v. General Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Mid-Continent Casualty Company v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Preferred Accident Ins. Co. of N. Y. v. Van DusenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- Spaulding Osborne v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Tri-State Casualty Co. v. SpeerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Franklin Mortgage Corp. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- In Re HinesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Franklin Mortgage Corp. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Franklin Mortgage Corp. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987