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MURPHY v. CHICKASHA MOBILE HOMES, INC.

No. 51630.

611 P.2d 243 (1980)

Debra Kaye MURPHY, Administratrix of the Estate of Jesse Houston Murphy, Deceased; and Debra Kaye Murphy, Individually and as Next Friend and Mother of Tina Michelle Murphy, and Bobby James Murphy, Minors, Appellants, v. CHICKASHA MOBILE HOMES, INC., a Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

May 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent F. Frates, Ellis, Frates & Shotts, Victor G. Hill, Jr., Oklahoma City, for appellants.

James M. Robinson, James S. Drennan, Monnet, Hayes, Bullis, Thompson & Edwards, Oklahoma City, for appellee.

OPALA, Justice:

The issue on certiorari is whether the "hirer" of an independent building contractor was the "principal employer" within the meaning of 85 O.S. 1971 § 11 which casts secondary liability for payment of compensation benefits upon indirect or remote employers. We hold that under the Atkinson1 "necessary-and-integral" test, the record before us is insufficient for a meaningful...

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