Legal Opinion
Aldridge v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 5, 1954No. 36152PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBIRD, Justice.
The ten year old son of defendants in error was killed instantly when he was hit by an automobile driven by plaintiff in error. When in the present action they sought the total sum of $16,955.65 as damages against plaintiff in error, as defendant, the jury awarded them only $750, which was not quite $300 more than the dead boy’s funeral expenses of $455.65. Judgment was entered in accord with the verdict but thereafter the trial court sustained the plaintiff parents’ motion for a new trial and defendant has lodged this appeal on thé theory that the trial court committed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pahlka v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Model LaundrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Yarbrough v. BellamySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- Spruce v. Chicago, R. I. & P. RY. CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. CoppedgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Schepp v. HessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Strubhart v. Perry Memorial Hospital Trust AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Dodson v. Henderson Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Bishop's Restaurants, Inc. of Tulsa v. WhombleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Cosmo Construction Company v. LodenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
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