Legal Opinion

Stites v. DUIT CONST. CO., INC.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided August 13, 1999No. 92,082PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ADAMS, Judge.

¶ 1 Edmond Stites appeals a trial court order which denied his request for attorney fees pursuant to 12 O.S.1991 § 940(A) 2 and also awarded costs to Duit Construction Company, Inc., on its claims for restitution. 3 Stites does not challenge the amount of costs awarded, and in considering his appeal we are therefore confronted with two questions of law: (1) Did Stites prevail in a civil action to recover damages for negligent or willful injury to property as required by § 940(A); and (2) Can Duit be considered a prevailing party on its restitution claim where its judgment…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stites v. DUIT Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
  2. Welling v. American Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  3. Woods Petroleum Corp. v. Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  4. Pelican Production Corp. v. Wishbone Oil & Gas, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
  5. Quapaw Co. v. VarnellCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Weyerhaeuser Co. v. BrantleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  2. American Multi-Cinema, Inc. v. Southroads, L.L.CDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2000
  3. Cleveland v. Dyn-A-Mite Pest Control, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
  4. HALL v. DEARMONCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015
  5. AUTUMN WOOD FARMS, LLC v. BYNUMCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015

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