ANKNEY v. HALL

No. 65721.

764 P.2d 153 (1988)

Glen F. ANKNEY and Wayne Fees, Appellants, v. Barbara Constance HALL, Administrator of the Estate of John Howard Hall, Deceased, and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Erbar, El Reno, for appellants.

Niemeyer, Noland & Alexander by Linda G. Alexander, Oklahoma City, for appellees.


HODGES, Justice.

The issue presented by this case is whether the trial court committed prejudicial reversible error by instructing the jury on "unavoidable accident." The Court of Appeals found the instruction unnecessary and erroneous, but determined that no reversible error of law occurred. We grant certiorari and hold that the "unavoidable accident" instruction was prejudicial reversible error under the facts of this case...

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