Legal Opinion
Cox v. Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 8, 1997No. 88494, 88558PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Judge.
¶ 1 This is an appeal by defendant, Kansas City Life, from the trial court’s order imposing liability against Kansas City Life on a verdict and judgment entered against Kansas City Life’s former agent, Billy Stear-man. Plaintiffs, the personal representatives of the estate of Leora Pearl Pelter, deceased, also appeal because the trial court reduced the amount of punitive damages in the Stear-man judgment from $20,000,000.00 to $1,000,-000.00. For the reasons discussed in the balance of this opinion we hold that the trial court erred both in reducing the amount of punitive damages…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bane v. Anderson, Bryant & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Dickason v. DickasonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Culie v. ArnettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Sherwood v. Huber & Huber Motor Exp. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- American Bank of Oklahoma v. AdamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cox v. Kansas City Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Lewis v. Central Oklahoma Medical Group, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
- Davis v. AddyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
- State v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
- BAYS EXPLORATION, INC. v. JonesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
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