Marshall ex rel. Marshall v. Independent School District Number One

IRWIN, Justice.

Patricia Viola Marshall, decedent, was an employee (a school teacher) of Independent School District No. 1, Tulsa County. She attended a teachers’ meeting in Oklahoma City and died as a result of an automobile accident on her return trip to Tulsa. We will assume, arguendo, that she was required to attend the meeting.

Decedent’s dependent, Petitioner, filed a claim for death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The State Industrial Court denied the claim on the grounds that decedent was not engaged in a hazardous occupation. Presented for review is the order denying…