Date: 06-06-2013

Case Style: Paul William McCulloch v. William Meadows

Case Number: CS-2011-9966

Judge: Theresa Dreiling

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Joseph T. Howard

Defendant's Attorney: Mark A. Warman

Description: Paul William McCulloch sued William Meadows on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of a car wreck that occurred in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. The specifics of the claims made are not available.

Defendant appeared and answered as follows:

1. Defendant denies generally and specifically each, every and all claims asserted in said Petition, except for the allegation that the incident occurred on the date and at the location alleged in said Petition.

2. Defendant specifically denies that his acts or omissions proximately caused the damages complained of.

3. Pleading in the alternative, Defendant alleges that Plaintiff was guilty öf:aets and omissions solely or partly causing the complained of damages. That said acts or omissions, solely or contributing with acts or omissions of third parties, precludes Plaintiff’s recovery heriiU against this Defendant.

4. Defendant is unable at this time, prior to discovery having been completed, to delineate other possible defenses to Plaintiffs claims other than as contained within this Answer, and therefore, reserves the right to add other defenses which maybe discovered prior to pretrial orde/” herein.

WHEREFORE, having fully answered, this Defendant prays that the Plaintiff take nothing
against him by way of his Petition and that he be granted judgment on all claims together with
interest, cost and attorney fees as allowed by law.

Outcome: CARTER, MARTHA: NOW ON THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY 2013 THE DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA RECONVENES PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT. PRESENT AND PRESIDING: HON. MARTHA RUPP CARTER, SPECIAL JUDGE; SALLY HOWE-SMITH, COURT CLERK; TIM HARRIS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY; STANLEY GLANZ, SHERIFF; LANA GOTCHER, COURT REPORTER; KASHELL SHEPARD, BAILIFF; BARBARA BOGARD, MINUTE CLERK. PUBLIC PROCEEDING WERE HAD TO WIT:
CASE NUMBER: CS-2011-9966
PAUL WILLIAM MCCULLOCH V. WILLIAM MEADOWS
CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JOSEPH HOWARD. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY MARK WARMAN.
THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE. TWO JURORS ARE EXCUSED FOR CAUSE. THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED BY CAUSE.

PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES
PLAINTIFF HAD THREE PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES.
DEFENDANT HAD THREE PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES.

THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED AND SWORN TO TRY THE CAUSE.

OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 4 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS INVOKED. REPORTER LANA GOTCHER. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT DEMURS AND DEMURRER IS OVERRULED. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT RENEWS HIS DEMURRER AND THE DEMURRER IS OVERRULED. DEFENDANT MOVES FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AND IS DENIED. BOTH SIDES REST.

THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 2:55 P.M., THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 3:45 P.M., 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 DEFENDANT, WILLIAM MEADOWS, ON HIS COUNTERCLAIM AND AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF, PAUL WILLIAM MCCULLOCH, ON HIS PETITION AND FIX THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE DEFENDANT WILLIAM MEADOWS', DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF $6,958.00.
(PINK VERDICT FORM, FOR DEFENDANT ON COUNTERCLAIM)
JURORS CONCURRING, SIGNED-------------------, FOREPERSON." JURY DISCHARGED.

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