Legal Opinion
Payne v. Dewitt
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 23, 1999No. 89796PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 The dispositive question tendered on certiorari is whether there was error in the trial court’s imposition of 12 O.S.Supp.1996 § 3237(B)(2)2 sanctions against the defendant for noncompliance with both notice-imparting and court-ordered discovery process by failing to appear twice at scheduled depositions? We hold: (1) there is no error in the nisi prius declaration of liability by default judgment and in the order directing a bench trial *1091on the damages issues; (2) the trial court’s refusal to allow defendant’s participation at the hearing (on damages) is excessive and must be set aside;…
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