MATTER OF DEATH OF MAY

No. 51394.

586 P.2d 738 (1978)

In the Matter of the DEATH OF Robert Lynn MAY. Florence Larue MAY, Respondent, v. PUROLATOR SECURITY SERVICE, and the Royal Globe Insurance Company, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Beal, Oklahoma City, and Warren Griffin, Midwest City, for respondent.

Gary W. Sleeper, Rhodes, Hieronymus, Holloway & Wilson, Oklahoma City, for petitioners.


HARGRAVE, Justice:

The sole issue for review is whether a trial judge's award of death benefits is supported by competent evidence.

Robert Lynn May, employed by petitioner, Purolator Service Company, hereafter respondent, completed his assigned route on November 6, 1976, but did not return to headquarters. The company truck later was found abandoned, and on November 21, 1976, May's body was found in a rural field...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases