Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. City of Tulsa
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 1, 1980No. 52990PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
As a result of an automobile accident involving defendant Andrus, a police officer for the City of Tulsa (City), plaintiff filed the present suit for damages in the amount of $8,660.35. City counterclaimed for $770.02 for damages to the police car.
The case was tried to a jury under Oklahoma’s comparative negligence statutes, 23 O.S. 1976 Supp. § 11. Neither party objected to the court’s instructions or to the form of the verdict.
During deliberations several inconsequential notes were slipped under the door to the bailiff by the jury foreman. After over three hours of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burkett v. MoranSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. KindtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Holden v. CoussensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Exchange National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
3Cited by7 opinions
- Woods v. Fruehauf Trailer Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Reifschneider v. City and County of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
- Esker v. Kip's Big Boy, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Vance v. Enogex Gas Gathering, L.L.C.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2016
- Reifschneider v. City and County of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
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