COLEMAN v. J.C. PENNEY CO.

No. 77953.

848 P.2d 1158 (1993)

C. Ray COLEMAN, Petitioner, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected March 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Robertson, Tulsa, for petitioner.

Rhodes, Hieronymus, Jones, Tucker & Gable by Kevin D. Berry, Tulsa, for respondents.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

The only issue before this Court in this workers' compensation matter is whether the claimant was an employee of the respondent at the time of the accident. We find that the claimant was an independent contractor, and therefore the Workers' Compensation Court did not have jurisdiction over this matter.

There is little dispute of the facts. J.C. Penney Company (Penney), the respondent, had some...

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