THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 32 | SEPTEMBER 2025 Statements or opinions expressed in the Oklahoma Bar Journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Oklahoma Bar Association, its officers, Board of Governors, Board of Editors or staff. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kindra N. Dotson is a founding partner of Renaissance Legal Solutions and an experienced trial lawyer. She is a member of the Oklahoma Association for Justice, the Oklahoma Employment Lawyers Association and the OBA Women in Law Section. ENDNOTES 1. 1911 OK 216, ¶3, 115 P. 879. 2. Choteau opinion cites to prior “telegraph” cases from Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Iowa and Kentucky, so it is uncertain to which “telegraph” case the court refers to here. 3. Choteau at ¶38. 4. Kraszewski v. Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Inc., 1996 OK 141, ¶¶1, 13, 916 P.2d 241; Breeden v. League Services Corp., 1978 OK 27, ¶¶6-12, 575 P.2d 1374. 5. See Okla. Uniform Jury Instruction-Civil 20.1. 6. Id. 7. Id. at ¶1, 879. 8. Id. 9. Id. at ¶¶37-38. 10. Id. at ¶¶34, 34 [citations omitted]. 11. 1915 OK 381, 150 P. 1026. 12. Id. at 1027. 13. Id. 14. Id. 15. Id. 16. Id. 17. Id. 18. Id. at 1028 [citation omitted]. 19. 1949 OK 29, 202 P.2d 981. 20. Id. at 986. 21. Id. at 983. 22. Id. 23. Id. 24. Id. at 984. 25. Id. at 985. 26. Id. 27. Thompson at 985. 28. Id. 29. Id. at 986. 30. Id. 31. 1961 OK 77, 361 P.2d 185. 32. Id. 33. The 2024 equivalent is approximately $105,000 according to https://bit.ly/4osjQna (accessed April 22, 2025). 34. Id. 35. Id. at 187 (quoting Nail v. McCullough & Lee, 1923 OK 102, 212 P. 981). 36. Id. 37. Id. at 188. 38. 1941 OK 113, 113 P.2d 190. 39. Id. at 190. 40. Id. 41. Id. at 191. 42. Id. (emphasis added). 43. Id. (emphasis added). 44. Id. 45. Id. at 192. 46. Id. 47. 1976 OK 153, 556 P.2d 257. 48. Id. at 257. 49. Id. at 260. 50. Id. 51. Id. at 261. 52. Id. 53. 1984 OK 64, 688 P.2d 1294, 1296. 54. Id. 55. 1986 OK 11, 717 P.2d 109. 56. Id. 57. Id. 58. Id. at 110. 59. Id. at 111. 60. Id. 61. Id. See also Chandler v. Denton, 1987 OK 38, 741 P.2d 855, 866 (recognizing that physical injury is not required for emotional distress claims). 62. 1994 OK 39, 872 P.2d 929. 63. Id. at 930. 64. Id. 65. Id. at 929. 66. Id. at 930. 67. Id. at 931. 68. Id. (emphasis in original). 69. Id. at 931. 70. Id. (emphasis in original). 71. Id. 72. Id. at 242. 73. Id. at 247. 74. Id. at 244. 75. Id. at 242-43. 76. Id. at 245. 77. Id. 78. Id. at 246. 79. Id. at 247. 80. Id. at 247-48. 81. Id. at 247. 82. 2018 OK 18, 414 P.3d 835. 83. Id. 84. Id. at 837. 85. Id. at 838. 86. Id. at 839. 87. Id. at 838-39. 88. 919 F. Supp. 2d 1163, 1183 (W.D. Okla. 2013). 89. Id. 90. Id. 91. 303 F.3d 1207, 1213 (10th Cir. 2002). 92. Id. 93. Id. 94. Computer Publications, Inc. v. Walton, 2002 OK 50, 49 P.3d 732, 736. 95. Id.
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