Date: 05-11-2016

Case Style: Melanie Raffenspurger v. Inyat Rana

Case Number: CJ-2014-913

Judge: Daman H. Cantrell

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Tom Mortensen

Defendant's Attorney: Joshua Bush

Description: Tulsa, OK - Melanie Raffenspurger sued Inyat Rana on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck that occurred in Tulsa County caused by Defendant's negligence.

Plaintiff claimed past medical expenses of $9,370.51.

Defendant disputed the nature and extent of the injuries and damaged claimed by the Plaintiff.

Defendant offered to allow Plaintiff to take judgment in the amount of $16,000 pursuant to 12 O.S. 1101.

Outcome: CANTRELL, DAMAN: CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY THOMAS MORTENSEN. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JOSHUA BUSH.
THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. 2 JURORS WERE RELEASED FOR CAUSE. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE.

OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 4 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS INVOKED. REPORTER BRENDA EL HASSEN. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS.
THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 4:55 PM THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 5:30 PM THE JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT, WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT, ORDERED RECORDED AND FILED, AND IS, TO WIT: "WE, THE JURY, IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE DO UPON OUR OATHS FIND IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF, MELANIE RAFFENSPERGER, AND FIX THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF $9,000.00, SIGNED BY THE, FOREPERSON.

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