Legal Opinion
Avard v. Leming
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 1, 1994No. 77608PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.
We decide the following issues: (1) Did the trial court commit reversible error by failing to give an instruction on res ipsa loquitur? (2) Did Appellant (Avard) waive any error relating to refused or objected-to jury instructions? (3) Did the trial court commit reversible error by answering “no” to the jury’s question of whether it could award partial damages? We hold that the trial court did not commit reversible error by refusing to give a res ipsa loquitur instruction, Avard waived any error relating to jury instructions not set out in her brief, and it was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eckel v. AdairSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- St. John's Hospital & School of Nursing, Inc. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Sutherland v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Qualls v. United States Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- National Union Fire Insurance Company v. ElliottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
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