Legal Opinion
Mirzaie v. Smith Cogeneration, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 6, 1998No. 88202PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUETTNER, Judge:
¶ 1 There are two questions of law presented for review: (1) when an employment contract contains a minimum percentage for a bonus, but no maximum, may a jury determine a bonus higher than the minimum based on what it determines to be the reasonable worth of the employee’s services; and (2) did the trial court properly find, as a matter of law, that evidence presented was insufficient to sustain a cause of action for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (outrage). We answer both questions in the affirmative.
FACTS
¶ 2 Reza Mirzaie (Mirzaie) was hired…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eddy v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Breeden v. League Services Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Merrick v. Northern Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Pakos v. ClarkOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Fruth v. GastonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Gabler v. Holder and Smith, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
- Miner v. Mid-America Door Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
- Edwards v. Creoks Mental Health Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2007
- Cohlmia v. Ardent Health Services, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2006
- Romero v. City of MiamiDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2014
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