Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Gregory
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 5, 1989No. 65146PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The dispositive issue tendered on certio-rari is whether the appellant, whose efforts to secure a default judgment’s vacation failed in both lower courts, met his burden to' prove noncompliance with the Rule 10 notice requirement.1 We answer in the negative.
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THE ANATOMY OF. LITIGATION
William Burris [Burris], one of multiple defendants in a mortgage foreclosure suit, filed an entry of appearance in the case on July 28, 1980 and demurred to the petition the following month.2 At Burris’ request his lawyer withdrew from the case in May 1981. The matter came to trial on…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Chamberlin v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Hamid v. Sew OriginalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Eckel v. AdairSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Blankenship v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Utica National Bank & Trust Co. v. Associated Producers Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Akin v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Salazar v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Wright v. Grove Sun Newspaper Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- N.H. v. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
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