Legal Opinion
Quinton v. CHEROKEE NATION ENTERPRISES
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 18, 2009No. 107,128. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DOUG GABBARD II, Presiding Judge.
1 Claimant, Sequoyah Quinton, seeks review of an order from a workers' compensation court three-judge panel affirming the trial court's dismissal of his claim. The trial court found that the Oklahoma workers' compensation court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We sustain the panel's decision.
BACKGROUND
T2 Claimant is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He was injured October 29, 2007, during the course of his employment as a security supervisor at Cherokee Nation Enterprises, L.L.C.'s (Employer's) casino in Ca-toosa, as he attempted to arrest a customer. He…
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