Legal Opinion
Creswell v. Temple Milling Company
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 11, 1972No. 43552PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McINERNEY, Justice.
On Certiorari to the Court of Appeals, we must decide whether to allow reliance on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur when only a specific act of negligence is alleged, and if so, whether the doctrine is available to a party injured in a single vehicle accident. Also, we must decide the propriety of joining a motor carrier’s insurer as defendant when the accident occurs outside the State of Oklahoma.
Jimmy David Creswell, 16 year old son of Joe D. Creswell, plaintiff, died from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident in South Dakota. At the time, the son was a passenger…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- St. John's Hospital & School of Nursing, Inc. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Garner v. MyersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Utilities Insurance v. PotterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Lawton Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- Fast v. GilbertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sutton v. JondahlCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Dorothy R. Mills v. Helmut HoflichCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Appeal of TurnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Buie v. ReynoldsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Buie v. ReynoldsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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