Legal Opinion
American Bank of Commerce v. Chavis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 25, 1982No. 54458PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
Plaintiff-Appellant American Bank of Commerce (ABC) filed a petition on June 20, 1978, seeking money judgment on a guaranty contract from Defendant-Appel-lee Olin Donald Chavis (Chavis).
Summons was served on Chavis on June 20, 1978, specifying an answer date of July 24,1978. Before answer date, Chavis delivered a copy of the petition and summons to his attorney, Jernigan, who agreed to represent Chavis.
Through some inadvertence, Chavis’s pleadings were marked “calendared” but were not placed on the docket book of the firm.
Shortly before July 28, Jernigan became aware that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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