UNIT PETROLEUM CO. v. NUEX CORP.

No. 74220.

807 P.2d 251 (1991)

UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY, an Oklahoma corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NUEX CORP., A Delaware Corporation, Convest Production Company, A Texas Limited Partnership, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its corporate capacity for the United Oklahoma Bank of Oklahoma City; Seattle-First National Bank, a national banking association; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting in its corporate capacity as receiver for Penn Square Bank, N.A., a former national bank association, Defendants, and Devilliers, Inc., Attorneys for Defendant Nuex Corporation, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected March 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doerner, Stuart, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson by Richard P. Hix and Scott R. Rowland, and Mark E. Schell, Tulsa, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lee and Green by Mitchell A. Lee and Timothy W. Green, Oklahoma City, for respondent-appellee.


HODGES. Vice Chief Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in denying the plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions against the law firm of DeVilliers, Inc. Sanctions were sought against the law firm for failure to dismiss the counterclaim which lacked any legal or factual basis. Because we find that liability under Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 2011 (Supp.1988) does not extend to the law firm represented...

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