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Farmers Insurance Co. v. Thomas

Citations: 762 P.2d 920; 1988 OK 46; 1988 Okla. LEXIS 42; 1988 WL 40512Docket: No. 63690

Court: Supreme Court of Oklahoma; April 26, 1988; Oklahoma; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

An order nunc pro tunc has been issued to correct a scrivener’s error in the opinion of the Court in the case Farmers Ins. Co. Inc. v. Thomas, 743 P.2d 1080 (Okl. 1987). The correction is necessary following a petition for rehearing filed by counsel for the appellee, National Farmer’s Union Property and Casualty Company. In the first three paragraphs of the opinion, references to National Farmer’s Union Property and Casualty Company should be replaced with Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company and vice versa. The identification of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company as the insurance company representing Elaine Goodman is accurate in the subsequent sections of the opinion.

Legal Issues Addressed

Accuracy of Party Representation in Subsequent Opinion Sections

Application: The opinion correctly identified Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company as the insurance company representing Elaine Goodman in later sections, affirming the accuracy of party representation beyond the initial error.

Reasoning: The identification of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company as the insurance company representing Elaine Goodman is accurate in the subsequent sections of the opinion.

Correction of Party Identification in Case Opinions

Application: The correction involved swapping the names of National Farmer’s Union Property and Casualty Company and Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company in the initial paragraphs of the opinion.

Reasoning: In the first three paragraphs of the opinion, references to National Farmer’s Union Property and Casualty Company should be replaced with Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company and vice versa.

Nunc Pro Tunc Order to Correct Judicial Opinions

Application: The court issued a nunc pro tunc order to correct a clerical error in the names of the parties involved in the case opinion.

Reasoning: An order nunc pro tunc has been issued to correct a scrivener’s error in the opinion of the Court in the case Farmers Ins. Co. Inc. v. Thomas, 743 P.2d 1080 (Okl. 1987).