Legal Opinion
Special Indemnity Fund v. Treadwell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 18, 1984No. 59804PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Vice Chief Justice:
Special Indemnity Fund seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Court panel or der to pay two awards simultaneously to the claimant. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We grant certiorari, vacate the Court of Appeals opinion, and affirm.
The issue is whether payment of two permanent partial disability awards arising from unrelated accidents should be paid concurrently or consecutively. This is a question of first impression in this State.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Alford Eugene Treadwell sustained an injury to his hip in 1977, causing permanent nerve damage…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- O'Brien v. Albert A. Albrecht Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1919
- Special Indemnity Fund v. WadeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Walls v. Hodo Chevrolet Company, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1974
- Special Indemnity Fund v. BryantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Buckner v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Special Indemnity Fund v. FigginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Special Indemnity Fund v. ArcherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Strong v. LaubachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- BE & K. CONST. v. AbbottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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