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MATTER OF DEATH OF STROER

No. 58793.

672 P.2d 1158 (1983)

In the Matter of the DEATH OF George Washington STROER, Jr. Anna Nell STROER, Petitioner, v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION, an Own Risk Insurer, and Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bay, Hamilton, Lees, Spears & Verity by Arthur S. Bay, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

William G. Cunningham, Del City, for respondents.

HODGES, Justice.

The novel question presented is whether 85 O.S. 1981 § 111 precludes death benefits to the surviving spouse and dependents of an injured worker who commits suicide after incurring a work-related injury.

The decedent, George Washington Stroer, Jr., was 6'7" tall and weighed 300-315 Ibs. He had been employed in the lumber business for thirty-one years in jobs which...

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