PepsiCo, Inc. v. Lyons

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DOOLIN, Justice.

Petitioner, PepsiCo, seeks rehearing of our Order of Summary Disposition dated April 5, 1990, which disposed of a hundred-plus workers’ compensation cases. The Order found that the decision of the Court in PepsiCo, Inc. v. Sharp, 781 P.2d 814 (Okl.1989) and PepsiCo, Inc. v. Burden, 786 P.2d 1226 (Okl.1989), were dispositive of all issues in those cases.

While this is correct as to most matters presented, there is an unique problem here as to the statute of limitations defense raised by employer Lee Way Motor Freight during the trial of claimant Lyons’ claim.…