Puckett v. Cornelson’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An action to recover for labor or services rendered constitutes a claim at law, while an action against a corporate officer or shareholder to recover on a corporate debt stands purely in equity.... While the trial court granted judgment to [plaintiff] on his legal claim for labor and services rendered against [corporation], the trial court granted judgment to [shareholder] on [plaintiff's] equitable claim to impose liability for the corporate debt on [shareholder] individually, and we find no authority authorizing an equitable award of attorney fees absent evidence of clearly wanton, vexatious, malicious or other like egregious conduct.... [Wle therefore conclude the trial court erred in granting attorney fees to [shareholder] as prevailing party on [plaintiff's] equitable claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pezold, Richey, Caruso & Barker v. Cherokee Nation Industries, Inc.

2. “... [Wle recognize that Oklahoma law treats a corporation as a legal entity separate from its shareholder, and ordinarily shields corporate officers, directors and shareholders from personal liability for corporate debt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 OK CIV APP 48 - Century Investment Group, Inc. v. Bake Rite Foods, Inc.