Legal Opinion

Adamson v. Dayton Hudson Corp.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 18, 1989No. 69674PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEANS, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s order which sustained Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed her lawsuit for false arrest. Having reviewed the record and applicable law, we affirm.

The sole issue for determination on this appeal concerns the effect of the probable cause determination made at Plaintiff’s preliminary hearing in the criminal case. Defendant argues that because the probable cause issue was determined adversely to Plaintiff in the criminal proceedings, she is precluded from relitigating this issue in a civil case. This court agrees.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. David K. Guenther v. Mark Holmgreen and City of Black River FallsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Lee v. KnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  4. Lewis v. Crystal Gas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
  5. Adamson v. May Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Karen L. Franklin and Ronnie Franklin v. Kevin Thompson, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  2. Hubbert v. City of MooreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  3. South Arkansas Petroleum Co. v. SchiesserSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  4. Kinslow v. RatzlaffCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. Marc A. Bell v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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