FINNELL v. SEISMIC

No. 97,342.

67 P.3d 339 (2003)

2003 OK 35

Bill FINNELL and Sandra Finnell, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Jebco SEISMIC and Jebco Seismic L.P., Defendants/Appellants, and PGS ONSHORE, INC., Third-Party Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Ivester and Thomas S. Ivester, Ivester, Ivester & Ivester, Sayre, Oklahoma, for Appellees.

Mitchell A. Hallren, Fairview, Oklahoma, for Appellants.


OPALA, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The dispositive issues tendered on certiorari are (1) do the terms of 12 O.S.2001, § 940 entitle plaintiffs/appellees to a counsel-fee award? and if so, (2) is the fee that was awarded reasonable? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

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ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

¶ 2 Jebco Seismic, Inc. (Jebco) entered into an agreement in late 1997 or early 1998 with Bill Finnell (Finnell) which granted permission to...

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