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IN RE HYDE

Nos. 108,367, 108,374.

255 P.3d 411 (2011)

2011 OK 31

In the Matter of the Death of Christopher Allen HYDE, deceased. Judy Hyde; J & C Casing Pullers & Plugging, LLC; and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Petitioners, v. Angela Cotton and the Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Hastings , Hastings & Associates, Tulsa, for Petitioners J & C Casing Pullers and Plugging and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania.

David L. Thomas , J. David Terrell , Thomas & Terrell, Oklahoma City, for Petitioner Judy Hyde.

John C. McMurry , John C. McMurry, P.C. , William A. Vassar III , Vassar Law Firm, William R. Davis , Oklahoma City, for Respondent Angela Cotton.

COLBERT, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The questions presented are: (1) whether it was proper for the Workers' Compensation Court to grant a motion for summary judgment; (2) is the district court's finding of a common law marriage between the decedent and his common law wife binding as to the employer and the Workers' Compensation Court; and (3) whether common law wife meets the definition of surviving spouse set forth in the workers' compensation statutes. This Court holds that...

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