Legal Opinion

Phelps v. Hotel Management, Inc.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 8, 1996No. 86683PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice.

The issue presented on certiorari is whether disputed fact questions exist concerning whether a glass bowl, which contained a seasonal display of pumpkins and which extended into the seating area of a bench, was an open and obvious danger. We find that under the facts presented, material fact questions exist concerning whether the bowl was an open and obvious danger.

FACTS

On November 7, 1992, Harvey and Lois Phelps (appellants/Phelps) and their daughter, attended a meeting of the Oklahoma Quarterhorse Association in a hotel operated by the appellee, Hotel Management,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Presbyterian Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  2. Ross Ex Rel. Ross v. City of ShawneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  3. Wofford v. Eastern State HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
  4. Carris v. John R. Thomas & Associates, P.C.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
  5. Roach v. Atlas Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  5. Green v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003

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