TURNER ROOFING & SHEET METAL v. STAPLETON

No. 79895.

872 P.2d 926 (1994)

TURNER ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC., Appellee, v. Thomas STAPLETON and Sandra Stapleton, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy W. Robinett, Frank R. Patton, Jr., Patton, Brown, Tulsa, for appellee.

J.L. Franks, Frasier & Frasier, Tulsa, for appellants.


LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.

We decide in this case whether the prevailing party in a slander of title action is entitled to appeal related attorney fees under 12 O.S. 1991, § 940(A). We hold in the negative because § 940(A) is limited to actions which involve the negligent or willful physical injury to property and a slander of title action does not involve physical injury to property.

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