Legal Opinion
Cherokee Laboratories, Inc. v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 12, 1965No. 40612PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Justice.
The question to be decided in this appeal is whether in an action for damages for wrongful death the law of the state where the fatal injury was inflicted authorizing such an action but limiting the amount of recovery in such a case to a specified maximum sum controls in determining the amount of damages recoverable in the case, notwithstanding that the law of the forum contains no such limitation.
Defendant in error initiated the action from which this appeal arises against plaintiff in error in Tulsa County. Our continued reference to the parties is as they appeared in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Marilyn W. Pearson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of John S. Pearson, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Boston & M. R. R. v. HurdCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
- Hiskett v. WellsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
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