Title: HAMILTON v. MIDWESTERN INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Citation: 1962 OK 106, 371 P.2d 484
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: May 8, 1962

HAMILTON v. MIDWESTERN INSTRUMENTS, INC. Annotate this Case HAMILTON v. MIDWESTERN INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1962 OK 106 371 P.2d 484 Case Number: 39742 Decided: 05/08/1962 Supreme Court of Oklahoma PRISCILLA HAMILTON, PETITIONER, v. MIDWESTERN INSTRUMENTS, INC., LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND OKLAHOMA STATE INDUSTRIAL COURT, RESPONDENTS. Syllabus ¶0 Where a claimant who admittedly failed to give statutory written notice relies on undisputed proof of sufficient actual knowledge imparted to the employer within 30 days after the injury for which compensation is sought, and the State Industrial Court finds that claimant did not 'notify' the employer within such time, its order denying compensation based solely on such factual determination will be vacated on review as unsupported by competent evidence and unauthorized by law. Petition for review from the Industrial Court. Original proceeding brought by Priscilla Hamilton, Claimant, to review an order of the State Industrial Court denying her claim for compensation against Midwestern Instruments, Inc., Employer, and its insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Order vacated. G.C. Spillers, Jack R. Givens, Tulsa, for petitioner. Rhodes, Crowe, Hieronymus & Holloway, Philip N. Landa, Tulsa, for respondents. WELCH, Justice. ¶1 Our review in the present cause is sought by claimant who was denied an award for failure to "notify" the employer of her injury "within 30 days thereof, as required by law."