Legal Opinion
Tillery v. Tulsa Christian Care Center, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 29, 2005No. 99,585PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BAY MITCHELL, Judge.
¶ 1 Tulsa Christian Care Center, Inc. appeals from an award of attorney fees to Charles Tillery, the Personal Representative of the Estate of Audrey Louise Tillery. Till-ery sought attorney fees as the prevailing party in the underlying action after obtaining a jury verdict on his nursing home claim against Tulsa Christian Care. The jury awarded $5,000 in actual damages and $40,000 in punitive damages. The court then awarded $77,056.25 in attorney fees.
¶2 Tillery sought attorney fees in the amount of $115,375 pursuant to 63 O.S.2001 § 1 — 1918(F) of the Nursing…
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