AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS v. BURNS

No. 83146.

903 P.2d 288 (1995)

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC., and Pacific Indemnity Company, Petitioners, v. Sheila Mae BURNS and the Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected June 14, 1995.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven K. Bunting, Malcolm D. Smith, Jr., Phillip C. Hawkins, Best, Sharp, Holden, Sheridan, Best & Sullivan, Tulsa, for petitioners.

Charles L. Cashion, Gloria E. Trout, McCaffrey & Tawwater, Oklahoma City, for respondents.


OPALA, Justice.

The single issue presented on certiorari is whether the trial judge's decision that the employee's death arose out of his employment stands supported by competent evidence? We answer in the negative.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

Sheila Mae Burns' [claimant] husband, Melvin Burns [Burns or employee], was assigned by American Management Systems, Inc. [employer] to install...

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