Legal Opinion
Sides v. John Cordes, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 4, 1999No. 89,207PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 The dispositive issue tendered on cer-tiorari is whether the evidence adduced in this jury-waived trial of an action at law supports an award of punitive damages in excess of the amount of actual damages. We answer in the affirmative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
¶ 2 Tom C. Sides and Judy C. Sides (“the Sides” or “plaintiffs”) purchased in November 1994 what they believed to be a new automobile from John Cordes, Inc., a car dealership located in Walters, Oklahoma (“the dealership” or “defendant”). The salesman did not disclose to the Sides that the car they were buying had been damaged in a…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Hough v. LeonardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. EakinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Graham v. KeuchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Rodebush Ex Rel. Rodebush v. Oklahoma Nursing Homes, Ltd.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by42 opinions
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