Legal Opinion
Culie v. Arnett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 22, 1988No. 65077PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
This case presents but one issue: Is the employer’s, public liability carrier subject to garnishment by a plaintiff who had recovered judgment against the employee alone while the insured employer — though a party defendant in the suit — stood protected from exposure to litigation process by the bankruptcy law’s automatic stay? We answer in the negative.
The appellants, Mary Sue Culie and Thu-lia B. Culie [collectively called Culie], sued Jeffery Duane Arnett [Arnett or employee] and Production Services, Inc. [employer or insured], Arnett’s employer, for damages from an…
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