Legal Opinion

Massongill v. McDevitt

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided February 14, 1989No. 68641PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HANSEN, Judge:

This is a purported appeal from an order of the trial court refusing to set aside a default judgment entered for Plaintiff. Plaintiff had sued Appellant and Defendant McDevitt for libel. Plaintiff attempted service on McDevitt individually and as president and registered agent of Appellant corporation several times, by a service agent, by registered mail and finally through the Secretary of State.

The trial court entered a default judgment against Appellant corporation only for $1,250,000 plus interest. Appellant filed a motion to vacate the default judgment. At…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Paradise v. NowlinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  2. R. J. Edwards, Inc. v. HertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
  3. Oahu Plumbing & Sheet Metal, Ltd. v. Kona Construction, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Starrett v. ShepardWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Aviation Maintenace Publishers, Inc. v. Capital Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. CLD Construction, Inc. v. City of San RamonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. v. WhiteCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
  5. Trinity Baptist Church v. Guideone Elite InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2009

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