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Studebaker v. Cohen

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 20, 1987No. 61369PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HODGES, Justice.

The dispositive issue to be dealt with on certiorari is whether the “unavoidable casualty” instruction which included “Act of God” language constitutes reversible error.

We answer in the affirmative and find that an Act of God instruction in a medical malpractice case should not be given.

This medical malpractice action was brought by Catholyn M. Studebaker and Robert L. Studebaker, Jr. (appellants) individually and on behalf of Robert Barrett Studebaker, their infant son, against Eugene S. Cohen, M.D., the board certified specialist who delivered the child, and Tulsa O.B.-Gyn…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Woodall v. Chandler Material Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
  2. Cox v. VernieuwWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. FisherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. City of Tucson v. WondergemCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
  5. Public Service Co. v. SonagerraSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ankney v. HallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  2. Athey v. BinghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
  3. Thomas Ex Rel. Thomas v. GilliamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  4. Anderson v. JenningsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
  5. Athey v. BinghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991

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