[Photograph 2012.201.B0307.0073]
Description:
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A 41 - year - old Oklahoma City driller, burned badly in an oilfield fire a year ago, won a $103,000 damage suit against Fox rig and Lumber Co., in district court here Monday. Lawyers say the $103,116.75 verdict returned by the jury in slightly more than one hour is the biggest award for personal injuries in the history of Oklahoma courts. The jury returned its unanimous verdict for Clay R. Dies, 1028 SW 32, at the end of …
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Date:
June 26, 1950
Creator:
Killian, Thomas F.
Partner:
Oklahoma Historical Society