Legal Opinion
Huff v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 25, 1988No. 68521PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The issues presented are: (1) Does 51 O.S.Supp. 1986, § 155(14) 1 immunize the State from tort liability in a suit brought for a nonstate employee’s wrongful death which resulted from an on-the-job accident compensable by the decedent’s employer under the workers’ compensation law? and if not, (2) Can prejudgment interest be added to the maximum amount of liability prescribed in 51 O.S.Supp. 1986 § 154(A)(2)? 2 We answer both questions in the negative.
Late one night in June, 1986 Roy Dean Huff [decedent] was struck and killed by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol car while in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Messler v. Simmons Gun Specialties, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Lekan v. P & L Fire Protection Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Dulan v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Walker v. St. Louissan Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by38 opinions
- TXO Production Corp. v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Barrios v. Haskell Cnty. Pub. Facilities Auth.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Anderson v. EichnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Fleet v. Sanguine, Ltd.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.