Legal Opinion
Willis v. Sequoyah House, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 23, 2008No. 104210PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
T1 The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the Court of Civil Appeals (COCA) erred in affirming the trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' recommenced action. We answer in the negative. Although the result we reach is the same as that of COCA, we vacate the latter court's opinion to substitute in its place our own pronouncement.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
T2 Doris Willis and Jennie Richardson (plaintiffs), daughters of Gatha Elizabeth Cheek, a former resident of the Sequoyah Manor nursing home, brought a negligence suit against Sequoyah House, Inc. (Sequoyah House or nursing home) on…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Patel v. OMH Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Hamid v. Sew OriginalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Hulsey v. Mid-America Preferred Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Akin v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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3Cited by33 opinions
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