Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Bates
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 17, 1964No. 40366PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff in her petition sought to recover $433,624.55 actual damages and $25,000.00 exemplary damages. A jury was waived, and the cause tried to the court. At the close of the evidence the trial court rendered judgment of $75,000.00 actual damages and $1,000.00 exemplary damages for the plaintiff. The appeal is only from the $1,000.00 exemplary damages. 23 O.S.1961 § 9 provides as follows:
“In any action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud or malice, actual or presumed, the jury, in addition to the actual…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pure Oil Co. v. QuarlesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Keener Oil & Gas Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Alexander v. JonesDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1939
- Barell Food Stores, Inc. v. BennettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Earl Sloan, Jr. v. Norma Lee TarltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Mitchell v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Oller v. HicksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Sopkin v. Premier Pontiac, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Frank Chavez v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, a New York Corporation, Rolando Garza Zarate v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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