Legal Opinion
Midwest Financial Corp. v. Equity Holding Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 14, 2000No. 92,982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARL B. JONES, Presiding Judge:
T1 Appellant, Newport Britton, LL.C. (Newport), appeals an order awarding attorney fees to Plaintiff/Appeliee, Midwest Financial Corp., as a result of a discovery dispute. Newport is a non-party to the underlying case. It became involved, however, when Midwest attempted to subpoena Newport business records in an effort to establish that Newport is the alter ego of Defendant, Equity Holding Co. Appellant contends there is no statutory authority for such an award of attorney fees.
12 The underlying action between Plaintiff, Midwest, and the Defendant,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kay v. Venezuelan Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Beard v. RichardsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Hernandez v. United Supermarkets of Oklahoma, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
- Walden v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- First National Bank & Trust Co. of Stillwater v. McKownCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
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