Legal Opinion

Simpson v. City of Tulsa

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided August 19, 1980No. 53361Published

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.

The issue here is whether the record contains competent evidence to sustain the Worker’s Compensation Court’s en banc order denying claimant compensation. We hold that it does and affirm.

I

Forest Simpson, a 49-year-old Tulsa fireman, filed a compensation claim February 15,1978, alleging that on October 6,1977, as a result of cleaning a fire station, he developed “[h]igh blood pressure, dizziness, chronic nervous condition and hypertension.” And although he returned to work four or five shifts after the October incident and was still working at the time of trial-not…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cassidy v. HardingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
  2. Howey v. Babcock & Wilcox CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
  3. YARBRO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. GriffithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
  4. National Zinc Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API