Legal Opinion
Ross v. Kelsey Hayes, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 30, 1991No. 77018PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The question presented is whether an action dismissed without prejudice, in which the defendants have not been served with summons, may be refiled within one *1275year of the dismissal pursuant to the savings clause of 12 O.S.1981 § 100.1 We find that it may.
FACTS
On December 7, 1987, the respondent, Travis J. Ross (Ross), was injured when a tire he was inflating exploded. Ross filed suit against the petitioners, Kelsey Hayes, Inc. and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (collectively, Bridgestone/Firestone/manufactur-ers), on July 21, 1989, under a theory of manufacturers’ products…
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