WHEAT v. HERITAGE MANOR

No. 68064.

784 P.2d 74 (1989)

F. Kathleen WHEAT [Claimant], Petitioner, v. HERITAGE MANOR [Employer], an own risk carrier, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

December 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Dale, Bartlesville, for claimant/petitioner.

Chris Sturm, Barbara Rice, Barbara S. Holder, Nita R. Giles and Associates, Oklahoma City, for employer/respondent.


OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.

The issues on certiorari are: 1) Did the trial judge correctly deny compensation upon failure of proof in claimant's medical evidence to support a compensation award for permanent partial disability and, if so, 2) must the order nonetheless be vacated and the claim be remanded for the trial tribunal's reconsideration? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

The claimant was injured while...

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