Legal Opinion
Lind v. Barnes Tag Agency, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 1, 2018No. Case Number: 115130PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, C.J.:
*700¶ 1 The question presented in this cause is whether the sole shareholder of a corporation, who individually owns a property where an employee of the corporation sustained fatal injuries, is immune from suit for common-law negligence in district court under the provisions of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Act. We hold in the negative.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 James David Lind, Sr. (Decedent) was an employee of Defendant/Appellee Barnes Tag Agency Inc. (BTA). Decedent was hired on January 14, 2010, to perform maintenance work on property owned individually by Defendant…
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