Legal Opinion
Gentry v. Berry Machine & Tool Co., Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 11, 2012No. 109,518Published
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH RAPP, Judge.
T1 Claimant, Clifton Gentry, appeals an Order of the workers' compensation court denying his request to commute a portion of his permanent total disability award to a Tump-sum payment pursuant to Title 85 O.S. 2001, § 41(B).
BACKGROUND
T2 Claimant sustained an injury to his back, tailbone, both hips, and both legs on December 8, 2004, when a co-worker pulled a chair from under Claimant while he was at work for Employer, Berry Machine & Tool Co., Inc. Claimant was relegated to a wheelchair due to his physical injuries.
T3 Claimant filed a Form 3 on January 21, 2005, alleging the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Samman v. Multiple Injury Trust FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- K & H Well Service, Inc. v. Tcina, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Quail Creek Golf & Country Club v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Board of Educ., Vici Pub. Schools v. MorrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- American Airlines v. HickmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
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