Legal Opinion
Roach v. Jimmy D. Enterprises, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 4, 1996No. 83534PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
The question presented for our determination is whether 12 O.S. 1991 §§ 1053-55 should be read in conjunction with one another and allow for the recovery of punitive damages where appropriate in an action for the wrongful death of a minor. We answer affirmatively.
I. FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 4, 1992, Orville Virgil Rathjen (Rathjen) was driving his car north on a 4-lane divided highway in Enid, Oklahoma. A head-on collision occurred between the vehicle driven by Rathjen and one driven by Jay D. Dillon, (Dillon) in which four minor children were passengers. Three…
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