Legal Opinion
John E. Ordner, Administrator of the Estate of Arnold W. Ogren, Deceased v. Fred Charles Reimold
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1960No. 6264_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
In this diversity wrongful death action, arising out of an automobile accident in Oklahoma, the only question here is whether the trial court properly refused, upon timely request, to instruct the jury on combined and concurrent negligence of the defendant-appellee and the driver of the automobile in which the decedent was a passenger at the time of the accident. It is the law in Oklahoma, as elsewhere, that if the concurrent negligence of two or more persons proximately causes injury to a third person, they are jointly and severally liable to such person. Cook v. Black,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Elias Siegelman, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Eva Siegelman, Deceased v. Cunard White Star LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Murray Grayson and Southern Freightways, Inc., a Corporation v. Earold E. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Blazer v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Francis O. Day Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Jacob Shapiro, Usually Known as J. B. ShapiroCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Charles W. Padgett v. Buxton-Smith Mercantile Company and Floyd R. EhrmannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bryan v. KershawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Allan D. Campbell v. Mandy Lea ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Lawrence Askin v. John Dalgarno, Doing Business as Dalgarno Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad v. IngramCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Turner v. GallagherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
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