Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1977) Ag
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided March 8, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is not the "State" nor one of the "departments thereof", and hence does not come within the purview of the provisions of 85 O.S. 49 [85-49], (1971), requiring the "State and all departments thereof" to insure against their liability for compensation with the State Insurance Fund. The Attorney General has considered your request for an opinion wherein you, in effect, ask the following question: Is the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority required to purchase Workmen's Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance from the State Insurance Fund, as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Henry v. Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Grand-Hydro v. Grand River Dam AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Glendinning v. CurrySupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- O. K. Construction Co. v. BurwellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. PowersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966