Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Lodge Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 9, 2000No. 92785PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
T1 The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the trial court erroneously entered summary judgment for defendants. We answer in the affirmative.
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ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
12 In November of 1992, Joyce Kathleen Copeland ("Copeland") was working as a pharmaceutical sales representative. While on a business trip, she spent the night as a paying guest at the Days Inn Motel in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a roadside hotel owned by The Lodge Enterprises, Inc. and operated by Sharon Andrews ("defendants"). Sometime during the night, she was allegedly bitten by a brown recluse spider. A search of Copeland's…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Kluver v. Weatherford Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Spirgis v. Circle K Stores, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
- Hulsey v. Mid-America Preferred Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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