Legal Opinion
Dowell, Inc. v. Layton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 16, 1953No. 35639PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NEAL, Justice.
Upon the return of the verdict for the defendant, plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial which was sustained by the trial court. Plaintiff’s petition is based upon the following allegations:
James R. Morris, an employee of Dowell, Inc., on February 26, 1951, at 8:00 a. m., was driving Dowell’s truck north on State Highway 76 at a point approximately ten miles north of Healdton, Oklahoma, at which point the driver of the truck turned left to enter an intersecting dirt road leading to an oil field; that plaintiff’s intestate, Johnie C. Mahan, was driving an automobile in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Browne v. BassettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Folsom Morris Coal Mining Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Harper v. PrattSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Smith v. MaherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Owens v. Turman Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Capshaw v. Gulf Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Houston v. PettigrewSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Bishop's Restaurants, Inc. of Tulsa v. WhombleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Burnett v. TisdellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
- Ernest Wiemann Iron Works v. Hoerner Boxes, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
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