Legal Opinion
Timberlake v. Summers
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided April 27, 1976No. CIV-76-0235-EPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EUBANKS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of the State of Oklahoma, alleges he was libeled and defamed by defendant, a citizen of the State of Tennessee, in a letter written by defendant to plaintiff’s commanding officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Defendant moves for dismissal for improper service and want of jurisdiction over his person, on the ground that no provision of the long arm statute, 12 O.S. § 187, is available to this plaintiff. The court agrees that § 187 is inapplicable. It is undisputed that defendant has had no contact with Oklahoma other than the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Milton Margoles, M.D. v. Alida JohnsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Hines v. ClendenningSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- St. Clair v. RighterDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1966
- Beaty v. M. S. Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Vemco Plating, Inc. v. Denver Fire Clay CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Luckett v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Davis v. Costa-GavrasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Pierce v. SerafinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1990
- Roc, Inc. v. Progress Drillers, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1979
- Hoster v. Monongahela Steel Corp.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1980
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