YUBA HEAT TRANSFER v. WIGGINS

No. 53984.

630 P.2d 783 (1981)

YUBA HEAT TRANSFER and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, Petitioner, v. Edward WIGGINS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

June 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard K. Donovan, Donovan, Weston & Spears, P.A. by Gerard K. Donovan, Tulsa, for petitioner.

Baker & Baker, Jay C. Baker, Tulsa, for respondent.


DOOLIN, Justice:

May the State Workers' Compensation Court award a claimant a higher disability award than was recommended by any of the expert witnesses? We answer in the negative.

The facts, briefly stated, are that the respondent (claimant) was injured while working on the job for the petitioner (employer). Liability is not questioned, only the amount of permanent partial disability awarded by the Compensation...

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