Legal Opinion
Davidson v. First Bank & Trust Co., Yale
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 2, 1976No. 48647PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
This is a suit against First Bank and Trust Company, Yale, Oklahoma and Hugh Jones its president, hereinafter referred to collectively as Bank. The problem involves an appeal from a $20,000 punitive damage award against Bank for conversion of marble making equipment repossessed by self-help under provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, 12A O.S.1971 § 9-503.
A debtor-creditor relationship existed between Davidson, (plaintiff appellee) and Bank for a number of years prior to this action. At the suggestion of Bank, Davidson contacted a man named Sneed to work with him to enable…
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- A to Z Rental, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Dynalectron Corporation v. Jack Richards Aircraft Co.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1972
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