Legal Opinion
Hyde v. Cotton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 19, 2011No. 108,367, 108,374PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLBERT, V.C.J.
T1 The questions presented are: (1) whether it was proper for the Workers' Compensation Court to grant a motion for summary judgment; (2) is the district court's finding of a common law marriage between the decedent and his common law wife binding as to the employer and the Workers' Compensation Court; and (8) whether common law wife meets the definition of surviving spouse set forth in the workers' compensation statutes. This Court holds that summary judgment is not a procedure available in a workers' compensation proceeding; the district court's determination of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kluver v. Weatherford Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Nealis v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. LittleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Powers v. DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
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3Cited by20 opinions
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