Legal Opinion
Restine v. ARKLA
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 12, 2001No. 95,314PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Chief-Judge.
T1 On July 27, 1992, Peter Restine sustained an accidental personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with Respondent, ARKLA. The Workers Compensation Court awarded him disability benefits including psychological overlay. He committed suicide on May 10, 1999 as a result of these injuries. Petitioners, his wife and minor son, petitioned the Workers' Compensation Court for survivor benefits. The court found Petitioners were entitled to survivor benefits because the suicide of Deceased arose as a consequence of his work related injuries.
T2 In addition…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Knight v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Matter of Death of KnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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