Legal Opinion
Bennett v. MORRIS FARRAR TRUCK COMPANY
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 14, 1974No. 46229PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
It was a lazy summer afternoon the day 13-year-old Kevin Bennett rode a new 50 cc Suzuki motorbike southward on a straight nearly level western Oklahoma blacktop farm to market road. Overtaking him was a large Mack truck tractor pulling a tank trailer. Suddenly the mismatched vehicles collided.
Only the truck driver survived. Kevin’s parents brought this action to recover damages they claim resulted from their young son’s wrongful death.
A jury verdict favored defendants. Plaintiffs appeal contending the trial court should have granted them a new trial because (1)…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Saunders v. VikersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- Marland Refining Co. v. DuffySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Hayward v. GinnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Coker v. MooseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
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