Legal Opinion
Comer v. Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 26, 1999No. 93,207PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 KAUGER, J.:
¶ 2 The dispositive issue presented is whether 47 O.S.1991 § 12^1201 of the Oklahoma Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act, [the Act]2 precludes the introduction of evidence of the use or nonuse of seat belts to support a claim of negligence in a wrongful death action — it does. The Act clearly and unambiguously states: “Nothing in this act shall be used in any civil proceeding in this state and the use or nonuse of seat belts shall not be submitted into evidence in any civil suit in Oklahoma.”3
FACTS
¶ 3 On July 7, 1997, the appellee, the First Baptist Church of El Reno [Church] arranged…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. Glyn-JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Fields v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Wofford v. Eastern State HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Minie v. HudsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Sims v. Great American Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Johnson v. City of WoodwardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety v. GurichSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 52 v. HOFMEISTERSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- World Publishing Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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