Legal Opinion
Leigh v. Wadsworth
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 14, 1961No. 38819PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*850BERRY, Justice.
Defendant in error, Claribel Wadsworth, hereafter referred to as plaintiff, instituted this action against plaintiff in error, H. B. Leigh, hereafter referred to as defendant, to recover damages resulting from personal injuries sustained when the roof of the back porch to a frame house fell upon her. At the time of the accident plaintiff and her family occupied the house as tenants of a person who had purchased same from defendant’s grantee. The defendant, a building contractor, built the house for resale.
The case was tried to a jury. The jury’s verdict and judgment thereon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Hale v. DepaoliCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Kuhr Bros., Inc. v. SpahosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Armstrong v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Council of Co-Owners Atlantis Condominium, Inc. v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Getty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Graham v. KeuchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Tavares v. HorstmanWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
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