Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Morgan
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 4, 1983No. 59067PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
The issue raised here is whether plaintiff, the prevailing party in this action to recover for damage to his car while it was in the custody of defendant’s automobile repair shop, is entitled to recover attorney’s fees? We hold he is and reverse.
Plaintiff filed this action in small claims court. Defendant cross-petitioned for storage charges. Eventually the matter was heard and plaintiff proved that his car was not damaged when he turned it over to defendant for repair of the transmission and that damage to the body occurred while the car was in the exclusive…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Oklahoma Petroleum & Gasoline Co. v. WinshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Essex v. FifeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Merchants Southwest Transfer & Storage Co. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Boyles v. CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
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- Aberson v. Sa HongCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
- Opinion No. (2009), Oklahoma Attorney General Reports2009
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