Legal Opinion
Hackler v. Speed Parts Warehouse
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 20, 1989No. 66088PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The dispositive issue on review is whether the worker’s compensation claim for a job-related injury is time-barred. We answer in the affirmative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
Darlene Hackler [worker] was injured on January 7, 1975 in a job-related accident when she fell from a seven-foot shelf. The worker immediately reported the mishap to Speed Parts Warehouse [employer] and then went to a nearby clinic for treatment. 1 She returned to work a few days later. Her employment ended on February 3, 1975. She was paid temporary disability benefits in January 1975. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McDonald v. Time-DC, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Smedley v. State Industrial CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Sooner Rock and Sand Company v. DonahoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Cinderella Motor Hotel, Inc. v. WallaceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
3Cited by6 opinions
- Camps v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- White v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Seaton v. Plasti-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Camps v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Seaton v. Plasti-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
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