PIERCE v. FRANKLIN ELEC. CO.

No. 66982.

737 P.2d 921 (1987)

James L. PIERCE, Plaintiff, v. FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., an Indiana corporation, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

May 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Jenny, Jr., Messrs. Babb, Nash & Christensen, Inc., Oklahoma City, for plaintiff.

John F. McCormick, Jr., Randall G. Vaughan, Messrs. Pray, Walker, Jackson, Williamson & Marlar, Tulsa, for defendant.


OPALA, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma certified to this court the following question to be answered pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S. 1981 §§ 1601-1612: Under 85 O.S. 1981 §§ 5-7 and 14, may an employer lawfully terminate the employment of a worker's compensation claimant while he is on temporary total disability leave...

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