Legal Opinion

Vaught v. Holland

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 21, 1976No. 47995PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVENDER, Justice:

This personal injury action involves a two vehicle accident. Margaret Vaught (Vaught), plaintiff, was the driver of a vehicle traveling along a street. Nancy M. Holland (Holland), defendant, was the driver of the other vehicle backing her vehicle from a private driveway. A collision occurred. Vaught seeks recovery from Holland. Instruction 3 included the burden of proof required of plaintiff. Instruction 10 instructed jury as to recovery by plaintiff if injury was proximately caused by defendant’s negligence and not by any negligence of plaintiff. It instructed the jury as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Davis v. WhitsettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
  2. First Nat. Bank of Oktaha v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  3. American Employers' Insurance Co. v. McGeeheeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
  4. Latting v. SiddonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Smith v. GizziSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  2. Morgan v. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  3. Downum v. Muskogee Stockyards & Livestock Auction, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Coleman v. HermannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  5. BEASON v. I. E. MILLER SERVICES, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2019

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