Legal Opinion
Stubblefield v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 4, 1980No. 52671PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice:
The procedural issues on certiorari are: [1] Was this appeal brought in time for review of the trial court’s order that impresses a lawyer’s charging lien on that portion of recovery by the borrower against his truck insurer which was due the lender as a loss-payee of the policy? [2] Did the trial court err in summarily denying the lender’s petition to intervene in the borrower’s action against his insurer? Our resolution of the two issues is in the negative.
At the point of inception this was an action by a truck owner [owner or borrower] against his insurer to recover for loss…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Franklin v. Margay Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Tisdale v. Wheeler Bros. Grain Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Rand v. NashSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Company v. BarnettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Centorp Corp. v. Gulf Production Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. TidwellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Gilbert v. Security Finance Corp. of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- National Diversified Business Services, Inc. v. Corporate Financial Opportunities, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Matter of BCSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- State ex rel. Choctaw County District Attorney v. AndersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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