DOMINIC v. CREEK NATION, STATE INS. FUND

No. 86740.

936 P.2d 935 (1997)

Patricia DOMINIC, Petitioner, v. CREEK NATION, STATE INSURANCE FUND, and the Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven S. Smith, The Bell Law Firm, Norman, for Petitioner.

Gary W. Sleeper, State Insurance Fund, Oklahoma City, for Respondents.


OPALA, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether an insurer who has accepted workers' compensation policy premiums computed on the claimant's salary may contest before the Workers' Compensation Court the insured's status as a covered employer. We answer in the negative.

Patricia Dominic (Dominic or claimant) sought workers' compensation benefits after an on-the-job injury while employed by the Creek Nation (Nation)...

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