Legal Opinion
West v. Cajun's Wharf, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 19, 1988No. 64439PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Today’s case turns on whether a defendant’s failure to supplement its response to interrogatories should serve as the basis for granting a petition for new trial on newly discovered evidence upon a showing by plaintiff of significant prejudice to itself by reason of such failure. We find that under the circumstances before us the granting of a new trial to the plaintiff is the appropriate sanction.
The plaintiff was injured in an altercation on June 30, 1983 at an Oklahoma City restaurant and club known as Cajun’s Wharf. Suit was filed alleging either willful or negligent…
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- Harry G. Seaboldt v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff) v. Thompson Mahogany Company (Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Lillian Weiss v. Chrysler Motors Corporation and Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Lewis Refrigeration Company, a Corporation v. Sawyer Fruit, Vegetable and Cold Storage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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