Legal Opinion
PepsiCo, Inc. v. Burden
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 21, 1990No. 73368PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court en banc which sustained the trial tribunal’s award of benefits to Melvin Burden (claimant) against PepsiCo as guarantor of the workers’ compensation liabilities of claimant’s now bankrupt employer, Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. (Lee Way). In addition, claimant seeks the assessment of attorney fees against PepsiCo.
Six issues are presented: (1) Does Pepsi-Co’s guaranty of Lee Way’s workers’ compensation liabilities make it a co-obligor for claims which arose during Lee Way’s own-risk employer…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Assoc. Of St. Croix Condominium Owners v. St. Croix Hotel Corp. Assoc. Of St. Croix Condominium Owners v. The St. Croix Hotel Corp. Appeal of St. Croix Hotel Corporation. Assoc. Of St. Croix Condominium Owners v. St. Croix Hotel Corp. Assoc. Of St. Croix Condominium Owners v. The St. Croix Hotel Corp. Appeal of Association of St. Croix Condominium OwnersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Lum v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Coy v. Dover Corp./Norris DivisionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- B.F. Goodrich Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Culie v. ArnettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- PepsiCo, Inc. v. BraggSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- PepsiCo, Inc. v. LyonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- PepsiCo, Inc. v. PierceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- PepsiCo, Inc. v. TateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991