WHITSON v. OKL. FARMERS UNION MUT. INS.

No. 80860.

889 P.2d 285 (1995)

Paul D. WHITSON, Appellant, v. OKLAHOMA FARMERS UNION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and Bill Spears, individually, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 31, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett J. Sweeney, Norman, for appellant.

Phillip P. Owens, II, Teresa Cauthron, Tom L. King, King, Roberts & Beeler, Oklahoma City, for appellees.


OPINION

WATT, Justice.

The question before us is whether a successful workers' compensation claimant may later assert a tort claim against his employer for the manner in which the employer defended the worker's compensation claim. We hold that he may not.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Paul D. Whitson, was employed as an adjuster by the Lawton office of Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual Insurance...

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