Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. Morin

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. Morin, 37 P.3d 881 (Okla. 2001)
2001 OK 105; 72 O.B.A.J. 3670; 2001 Okla. LEXIS 124; 2001 WL 1530294
Boudreau, Hargrave, Hodges, Kauger, Lavender, Opala, Summers, Watt, Winchester

Multiple Injury Trust Fund v. Morin

Opinion of the Court

ORDER OF SUMMARY DISPOSITION

T1 In this case, THE COURT FINDS, from a review of the record and briefs submitted, that the recent decision in Autry v. Multiple Injury Trust Fund, 2001 OK 79, 38 P.3d 218 (2001), is dispositive of the issues presented. Rule 1.201 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules provides that "[in any case in which it appears that a prior controlling appellate decision is dispositive of the appeal, the court may summarily affirm or reverse, citing in its order of summary disposition this rule and the controlling decision." Okla. Stat. tit. 12, chap. 15, app. (Supp. 1997).

12 IT IS THEREFOR ORDERED that the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals is vacated. The award of benefits by the *882Workers' Compensation Court from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund is sustained.

T3 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 3rd day of December, 2001.

14 HARGRAVE, C.J., WATT, V.C.J., HODGES, LAVENDER, BOUDREAU, WINCHESTER, JJ., concur. T5 OPALA, KAUGER, SUMMERS, JJ., concur in result.

Reference

Full Case Name
MULTIPLE INJURY TRUST FUND v. Peggy MORIN and The Workers' Compensation Court
Status
Published