Gladstone v. Bartlesville Independent School District No. 30

OPALA, V.C.J.

T1 The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the terms of § 155(14) 2 of the Governmental Tort Claims Act [GTCAJ-which exclude from state tort liability claims for death (or bodily injury) from an on-the-job injury covered by workers' compensation but extend government's tort accountability to claims by persons with access to collateral sources of indemnity other than workers' compensation (and employer's liability)-violate (1) the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the equal treatment notions protected by the state constitution and (2) the Due Process…