Legal Opinion
Crain v. National American Insurance Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 9, 2002No. 96,370PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
KEITH RAPP, Judge.
1 1 Trial court plaintiff, Ron Crain, (Crain) appeals the trial court's order sustaining the defendants', National American Insurance Company and Chandler (USA) Inc., (collectively as NAICO) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted. 1 This Court finds that Crain's amended petition describes conduct by NAI-CO which was contrary to a defined, established, and clear and compelling public policy. Crain's reporting of NAICO's conduct, if proven, falls within the limited and tightly cireumseribed public policy exeeption to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richmond v. Oneok, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Burk v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Indiana National Bank v. State Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Hayes v. Eateries, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Barker v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Rogers v. Burger King Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2003
- Moore v. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
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