Gurley v. Memorial Hospital of Guymon

KAUGER, Justice.

The only issue presented by the appellant, Carlene Gurley (Gurley), is whether she is bound by the notice provision, 51 O.S.1981 § 156(B), 1 of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Act), 51 O.S.1981 § 151, et seq., in her suit against the appel-lee, Memorial Hospital of Guymon (Hospital). Gurley asserts that because the Hospital purchased liability insurance pursuant to § 169 2 of the Act, it waived its sovereign immunity to the extent of the insurance coverage. We find that a political subdivision’s purchase of liability insurance does not abrogate the necessity to…