Legal Opinion
Fierro v. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 10, 2009No. Case Number: 106677PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Judge.
T1 Plaintiff/Appellant Elias John Fierro (Fierro) alleged that a vehicle insured by Defendant/Appellee Lincoln General Insurance Company (Lincoln General) recklessly and negligently collided with his vehicle in Canadian County, Oklahoma, and caused him to suffer damages. The dispositive question is whether the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Act of 1995 permits a direct action against an interstate motor carrier's lability insurer, when the interstate motor carrier is properly registered in its home state. We answer in the negative and affirm the trial court's order granting…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Daigle v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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