SMALYGO v. GREEN

No. 102,950.

184 P.3d 554 (2008)

2008 OK 34

Millard SMALYGO, Jr., d/b/a Smalygo Homes, Petitioner, v. David T. GREEN and The Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron C. Peterson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Petitioner.

Bret A. Unterschuetz of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Respondents.


COLBERT, J.

¶ 1 This matter presents this Court's first application of the "good faith reliance" exception to the long-standing rule of principal employer liability stated in section 11(B)(2) of the Workers' Compensation Act. Okla. Stat. tit. 85, §§ 1 through 211 (2001 & Supp.2007). The issue is whether competent evidence was presented to support the determination by a three-judge panel of the Workers' Compensation Court that a principal employer...

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