Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Harris
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 31, 1967No. 42606PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Vice Chief Justice.
The issue presented in this original proceeding is whether an action may be maintained for the benefit of minor children against the estate of their deceased father for the wrongful death of their mother who allegedly died as a result of the negligent acts of the father.
The trial court determined that such action could be maintained and in this proceeding Petitioner (defendant) seeks a writ of prohibition prohibiting the trial court from further proceeding in the cause. Since prohibition is a proper remedy to arrest the action of the trial court where a proper…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Courtney v. CourtneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Fiedler v. FiedlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Hill v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Tucker v. TuckerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Hampton v. ClendinningSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Oklahoma Public Employees Ass'n v. Oklahoma Department of Central ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Shearer v. ShearerOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- Board of County Commissioners v. City of NormanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Karriman v. Orthopedic ClinicSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
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