Legal Opinion

Thornton v. Holdenville General Hospital

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 8, 2001No. 94,878PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLBERT, Judge:

T1 Plaintiff, Janet Thornton, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Defendants, Holdenville General Hospital (Hospital), Melissa McClellan, Christy Marsh, and Joseph Mitchell. 1 The issue on appeal in this action for defamation and related theories of recovery is whether the district court erred in finding that there was no issue of material fact such that judgment was proper as a matter of law. Upon review of the record and the applicable law, we conclude that the district court did not err and affirm its decision.

4 2 Plaintiff, a doctor of osteopathy, was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Carmichael v. BellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  2. Barbara Asbill v. Housing Authority of the Choctaw Nation of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  3. Lynn C. Lowe, M.D. v. H. Denman Scott, M.D.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  4. Davis v. LeitnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  5. Jacqui Starr v. Pearle Vision, Inc., Doing Business as Pearle Vision ExpressCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Cohlmia v. Ardent Health Services, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2006
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