Legal Opinion
Hamby v. CHEROKEE NATION CASINOS
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 2, 2009No. 106,660. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH RAPP, Judge.
1 The petitioner, Sherry Hamby (Claimant), appeals an Order Dismissing her Claim entered by the Workers' Compensation Court (WCC), which ruled that the WCC did not have jurisdiction to hear an claim filed against Cherokee Nation Casinos (Employer). 1
BACKGROUND
T2 Claimant alleged that she sustained a work injury occurring as a result of her work on gambling machines in Employer's casino. The parties stipulated: 2
1. The Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe.
2. Cherokee Nation Enterprises is a wholly owned entity of the Cherokee Nation.
3. The Cherokee Nation…
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- Neil Acquisition, L.L.C. v. Wingrod Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Esther Lee Begay, Etc. v. The Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- World Publishing Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Keizor v. Sand Springs Railway Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
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