Legal Opinion
Capshaw v. Gulf Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 8, 2005No. 99,093PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 Two issues are presented on certiorari: (1) Did COCA err when it reversed the nisi prius judge’s new-trial order? and (2) Did COCA identify and apply on appeal the correct standard of review? Because both questions are answered in the negative, we reverse the nisi prius new-trial grant by applying an analysis that differs from that used by COCA.
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ANATOMY OF THE LITIGATION
¶2 This action arose from an automobile accident in which a pickup truck driven by Terry Capshaw (Capshaw, plaintiff or appel-lee) was struck from the rear by a semi tractor driven by Sam Coronado, an employee of Koch…
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