Legal Opinion
Ingram v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 16, 1990No. 71005PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The dispositive issue is whether the petition’s allegations are sufficient to support a demand for relief against the State of Oklahoma [State]. We hold they are.
Joyce Ingram and her husband, Jerry Ingram [together called plaintiff], sued the State for bodily injuries to the wife, an Edmond postal employee, sustained when she was shot by Patrick Sherill [attacker]. The husband’s demand is for loss of consortium. Plaintiff relies on the Governmental Tort Claims Act (51 O.S.Supp.1986 §§ 151 et seq.) [Act] as the sole authority for her lawsuit.
The State sought summary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Petersen v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Bartlett v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of SapulpaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Schuster v. AltenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Frazier v. Bryan Memorial Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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