Copeland v. Anderson
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
Does civil liability for the tort of perjury exist in this state? This is the foremost question which arises from the sustention of a demurrer to plaintiffs cause of action for perjury and pretrial deceit. A procedural problem concerning our jurisdiction to review will be preliminarily disposed of sua sponte. We hold that civil liability for the tort of perjury does lie in this state but that plaintiff has not factually pleaded the essential elements of such a cause of action.
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The parties were divorced October 19, 1981. The decree awarded Linda A. Anderson, now…
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- W. G. Platts, Inc. v. PlattsWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Max T. Morgan v. Walter R. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Tice v. TiceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Ginsburg v. HalpernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Arnold v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
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