Oklahoma Publishing Company v. Autry

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

In the present action, defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as “plaintiff”, recovered a judgment in accord with a verdict against plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as “the Publisher” and/or “defendant”, for damages on account of personal injuries she suffered when she fell to the floor in Golden’s Cafe at Kingston.

Besides said defendant, Jack Price, d/b/a Golden’s Cafe, was also a defendant in the case, but, when it came to trial, he was in default, and did not appear, even as a witness. The cause was submitted to the jury as if Price had never been a party…