Date: 01-10-2013

Case Style: Tamera Laverne Williams v. Percival A. Byam

Case Number: CJ-2011-262

Judge: Rebecca B. Nightingale

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Billy D. Griffin and Jon M. Williford

Defendant's Attorney: Kurt K. Hoffman

Description: Tamera Laverne Williams sued Percival A. Byam on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck caused by Byam that occurred in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Statement of the case read to the jury by Judge Nightingale:

The parties to this case are Tamera Williams, the “Plaintiff”, and Percival Byam, the “Defendant”. Both parties agree that a collision took place between the automobiles driven by Plaintiff and Defendant. The Plaintiff claims that she sustained injuries which were directly caused by the negligence of the Defendant. The Defendant denies that he was negligent and denies that Plaintiff was injured. These are the issues you are to determine.


Court Minute from December 6, 2012 jury trial:

NIGHTINGALE, REBECCA: IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR TULSA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA. DATE: 12-6-12. PRESENT AND PRESIDING: HONORABLE REBECCA BRETT NIGHTINGALE DISTRICT JUDGE; ROBIN QUICK COURT REPORTER; RANDY HUNTER BAILIFF; TRACI ANN TURNER MINUTE CLERK. CASE NO.CJ-11-262 TAMERA LAVERNE WILLIAMS VS. PERCIVAL A. BYAM CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JON WILLIFORD. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY KURT HOFFMAN. THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE. JURORS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: NONE. JURORS ARE ACCEPTED AND SWORN TO TRY THE CAUSE. OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 3 WITNESS SWORN. RULE WAS NOT INVOKED. REPORTER ROBIN QUICK. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT DEMURRED AND IS GRANTED BY AGREEMENT. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. PLAINTIFF REQUEST FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT IS OVERRULED. THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 9:38 AM THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 10:08 AM 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 AS FOLLOWS: 1. PLAINTIFF'S, TAMERA LAVERNE WILLIAMS, CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE 70%. 2. DEFENDANT'S, PERCIVAL A. BYAM, NEGLIGENCE 30%. JURORS CONCURRING, SIGNED JURY FOREPERSON.

Outcome: Defendant's verdict.

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