Legal Opinion
Reed v. Scott
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 5, 1991No. 74750PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice:
Scott claimed she was stepped on by Reed’s cow and sued for injuries to her foot. Reed, perhaps underestimating the consequences, ignored the summons. Scott took judgment by default for the amount of the prayer in her petition. When she attempted to collect the judgment by garnishing Reed’s bank account, Reed got a lawyer who timely sought to set aside the judgment under 12 O.S.1981 §§ 1031, 1033. The trial judge declined to vacate and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Now on certio-rari we confront this question: Can a default judgment for personal injuries including future…
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