Legal Opinion
Holbert v. Echeverria
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1987No. 61422, 61212PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The two issues presented for decision are: [1] Does an aggrieved individual have an implied private right of action to recover for a violation of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act? 1 and [2] May the defendant, as prevailing party in this breach-of-contract action, recover a counsel-fee award? We answer both questions in the negative.
Pansy M. Holbert and David Dumas [Purchasers] entered on July 29, 1980 into a contract with Nelson Echeverría, d/b/a Nelson Construction Company [Seller], to sell realty with a home to be constructed upon the premises. Seller, who started…
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