Legal Opinion
Ross v. Russell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 29, 1970No. 42109PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McINERNEY, Justice.
In 1958 one A. C. Ross suffered a financial failure and departed the State of Oklahoma for New Mexico, leaving behind a debt to Plaintiff insurance agent for some $2,645.35 owing in unpaid premiums which had accrued between 1954 and 1956. In 1960, and in response to a demand by Plaintiff insurer for payment, Mr. A. C. Ross’s wife, Mrs. Geraldine Ross, Defendant herein, wrote the following holographic letter on January 9, 1960 to Plaintiff’s New Mexico attorney, in which she stated, in part:
“We could of & were legally entitled to take bankruptcy, but for moral reasons we did…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. BarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Lamm & Co. v. ColcordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Linton v. Chestnutt-Gibbons Grocer Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Midwest Engineering & Construction Co. v. Electric Regulator Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- First Nat. Bank of Chandler v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
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- Heinold Hog Market, Inc. v. Superior Feeders, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977
- Heinold Hog Market, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Superior Feeders, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation, and O. C. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979