Case Title: SALAZAR ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY

Citation: 

Docket Number: 107137

State: oklahoma

Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court

Date: 2010-04-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
SALAZAR ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY  SALAZAR ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY 2010 OK 34 Case Number: 107137 Decided: 04/20/2010 THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. SALAZAR ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC., an Oklahoma Corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, Defendant/Appellant. ON CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, DIVISION I ¶0 Governmental Tort Claims action wherein the City's employee damaged the property of Salazar Roofing & Construction. The trial court found in favor of Salazar, and the Court of Civil Appeals reversed finding the matter sounded in subrogation. WRIT OF CERTIORARI PREVIOUSLY GRANTED; ORDER OF THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS REVERSED; RULING OF TRIAL COURT AFFIRMED Tom M. Cummings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellee. Kenneth Jordan, Municipal Counselor, Matthew A. Collins, Assistant Municipal Counselor, City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellant. HARGRAVE, J. ¶1 On August 30, 2007, in Oklahoma City, an employee of the City, acting within the scope and course of this employment, backed the City's dump truck into the dump truck of Salazar Roofing & Construction Company. Salazar sought damages from the City and fully complied with the notice provisions of the Governmental Tort Claims Act. Oklahoma City admitted liability, stipulated to the damages, but denied the claim, except to the extent of paying Salazar's insurance-deductible payment. It conceded that its employee was negligent but argued that it was exempt from liability under the Governmental Tort Claims Act, specifically ¶2 The state or a political subdivision shall not be liable if a loss or claim results from: (14) Any loss to any person covered by any workers' compensation act or any employer's liability act; (27) Any claim or action based on the theory of indemnification or subrogation; 51 O.S. 2001, § 163(D) provides: