Legal Opinion
DeCorte v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 15, 1998No. 87570PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, V.C.J.:
¶ 1 The jury returned a verdict in favor of an injured plaintiff against the City of Broken Arrow for the misconduct of the city’s off-duty police officer. The City ap peals. We must determine (1) whether the verdict was irreconcilably inconsistent, (2) whether it was supported by competent evidence, and (3) whether the jury was properly instructed. Upon review we affirm.
¶ 2 On the day in question off-duty Broken Arrow Policeman Gary Robinson was driving in his private car with his wife in Tulsa. They had been to dinner where, by his own admission, Robinson had two alcoholic…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Parker v. City of Midwest CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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