Legal Opinion
Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 14, 1988No. 67710PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The basic question in this appeal of a certified interlocutory order is whether the satisfaction of a judgment recovered by a plaintiff against a tortfeasor in federal court operates as a defense as to further proceedings in state court by the plaintiff for the same injuries against a separate but concurrent tortfeasor. We hold that it does and order the plaintiff’s case dismissed.
The facts of this case are reported in Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant, Inc., 725 P.2d 300 (Okl.1986) (Brigance I). Shawn Brigance and his father Earle Bri-gance brought an action against the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Seattle-First National Bank v. Shoreline Concrete Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Brown v. State Election Board of the OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Boyles v. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. A.A.R. Western Skyways, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Hoyt v. Paul R. Miller, M.D., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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