BEARD v. RICHARDS

No. 71007.

820 P.2d 812 (1991)

George BEARD, Appellant, v. Hubert RICHARDS and Leonard Salmons, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick E. Carr, Carr & Carr Attys., Tulsa, for appellant.

Larry E. Rahmeier, Bassman, Mayberry, Scarth & Rahmeier, Claremore, for appellee.


ALMA WILSON, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order awarding attorney fees and costs pursuant to 23 O.S.Supp. 1986, § 103. The first impression issue presented is: Whether a plaintiff's claim against a defendant "was not well grounded in fact" and "unwarranted by existing law", if the defendant prevails on a directed verdict? We conclude: 1) a claim or defense of a non-prevailing party is well grounded in fact...

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