Date: 11-10-2012

Case Style: Heidi Lee Petrali v. Bob Tumilty

Case Number: CJ-2008-7669

Judge: Mark Barcus

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert Rode

Defendant's Attorney: William Anthoney (Bill) Fiasco, Meredith D. Lindaman and Mark W. Maguire

Description: Heidi Lee Petrali sued Bob Tumilty, special administrator of the Estate of Jack E. Tumilty on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured in a car wreck caused by Jack Tumilty that occurred in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Bob Tumilty as Special Administrator of the Estate of Jack Tumilty, Defendant, admitted responsibility for any injury Heidi Lee Petrali sustained as a result of the November 16, 2006 motor vehicle accident.

The only issue was the injuries and damages sustained by Heidi Lee Petrali as a direct result of this occurrence and what damages she should recover to compensate her for this injury.

Outcome: BARCUS, MARK: NOW ON THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012, THE DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA RECONVENES PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT. PRESENT AND PRESIDING HON. MARK BARCUS, DISTRICT JUDGE; DEE DEE TANNER, COURT REPORTER; JOHN MCNEW, BAILIFF; SUE FARIS, MINUTE CLERK. PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS WERE HAD TO WIT:

CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JESSE FETTKETHER. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY WILLIAM FIASCO.

THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE. THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED BY CAUSE.

OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 4 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS NOT INVOKED. DEE DEE TANNER, COURT REPORTER. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT DEMURS AND DEMURRER IS OVERRULED. BOTH SIDES REST.

THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 1:55 P.M., THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 7:00 P.M., 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 THE ISSUES IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF, HEIDI LEE PETRALI, AND FIX THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF HER DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF $20,000." NINE (9) JURORS CONCURRING. VERDICT NOT SIGNED BY FOREPERSON.

4 WITNESSES SWORN.

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