Legal Opinion
Silk v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 21, 1988No. 57121PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
Appeal from a jury verdict and judgment entered thereon against appellant, Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips), for damages resulting from alleged fraudulent misrepresentation to plaintiff below, Minnie Marie Hopkins Silk (Silk). The jury apparently found that Phillips, acting through its agent, fraudulently induced Silk to sign an “option to renew clause” while she was executing a five-year oil and gas lease.
Silk’s petition 1 filed August 7,1980, stated two claims for relief arising out of the alleged fraudulent misrepresentation. She asked for equitable rescission of the…
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