HUGHES v. HACO DRILLING COMPANY

No. 38278.

340 P.2d 472 (1959)

Juanita HUGHES, Petitioner, v. HACO DRILLING COMPANY, Traders and General Insurance Company and Oklahoma State Industrial Commission, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey & Whitlock, Norman, for petitioner.

Fisher & O'Toole, Mart Brown, Oklahoma City, Mac Q. Williamson, Atty. Gen., for respondents.


WELCH, Justice.

Juanita Hughes, hereinafter called claimant, widow of Thomas Wendell Hughes, hereinafter called employee, brought this proceeding to review an order denying an award in a proceeding under the Death Benefit Provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law. 85 O.S. 1951 § 1 et seq. An award was first entered by the trial commissioner but on appeal to the Commission en banc the order was vacated and the order...

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