FIRE DISTRICT created in 1989 entitled to expand services pursuant to 1991 amendment of statute… PSAP must notify but has discretion as to dispatch… McNeil reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]
Negligence, low speed MVA, no injury verdict
NEGLIGENCE: Verdict of no injury in low speed MVA affirmed… Sandefur affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Marital, contempt, support, fees
MARITAL: Contempt order appealable, but wife’s challenge of contempt without hearing, interim support order, and fees rejected… Wheelis affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Defense verdict, backup MVA, knee
VERDICT: Defense, backup MVA, admitted negligence, disputed injury causation, knee. [Read more…]
Surveyor malpractice, $140,344 bench judgment
SURVEYOR MALPRACTICE: Purchasers of land only incidental beneficiaries of prior surveys, no standing to sue for breach of contract on 3rd-party beneficiary theory, but properly awarded $140,344 for negligent [Read more…]
Res judicata, plugged oil/gas wells
RES JUDICATA: Claim for damages for plugged oil/gas wells barred by res judicata, pre-trial order, prior trials/appeals… McKinnon affirmed.
Somont Oil sued in 1998 to quiet its leasehold in 28 oil & gas leases in the [Read more…]