Dispositions Other Than By Published Opinion | Jan. 21, 2026
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
Division I
Division II
Division III
122,716 – Crystal Nicholson, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Michael Fields and Darrell Fields, Defendants/Appellants, and Callie Woodward a/k/a Callie Taylor, Third Party-Defendant/Appellee. Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Honorable Tracy Priddy, Trial Judge. This appeal involves a dispute over residential real property located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (the “Property”), that was owned by Effie Fields (“Effie”) prior to her death during December, 2022. Effie’s granddaughter, Plaintiff/Appellee, Crystal Nicholson (“Crystal”), commenced this action after her father, Defendant/Appellant, Michael Fields (“Michael”), attempted to have Crystal and her daughter, Third Party-Defendant/Appellee Callie Woodward (“Callie”), evicted from the Property following Effie’s death. Crystal sought a declaratory judgment and to quiet title alleging that she was the rightful owner of the Property based on Effie’s execution of a Transfer on Death Deed (“TODD”) that would have transferred title to the Property to Crystal upon Effie’s passing and Crystal’s acceptance. Crystal’s uncle, Defendant/Appellant, Darrell Fields (“Darrell”), however, filed a Revocation of Transfer-on-Death prior to Effie’s passing under the color of authority granted to him in a Durable Power of Attorney. A bench trial was held and the trial court quieted title to the Property in Crystal’s name. We have reviewed the record and applicable law and find that the Judgment of the trial court should be AFFIRMED. Opinion by PRINCE, V.C.J.; DOWNING, P.J., and MITCHELL, J., concur. Jan. 16, 2026
123,161 – Erika Renee Villalobos, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Shenatha Marie Reynolds, Verna D. Lake, and Allstate Insurance Co., Defendants/Appellees. Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Honorable Daman H. Cantrell, Trial Judge. Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment against her and in favor of defendant insurance company on Plaintiff’s cause of action for bad faith breach of insurance contract. Plaintiff was the first car in a three-car rear-ender collision and sued the drivers of the other two cars and subsequently defendant insurance company as a defendant. Plaintiff recovered a default judgment against the driver of the second car, who was uninsured, and settled with the driver of the third car, who was allegedly underinsured. The trial court granted summary judgment substantially on the ground that settling with the driver of the third car negated her entitlement to underinsured motorist coverage under 36 O.S. §3636(B) as construed by Porter v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2010 OK CIV APP 8, 231 P.3d 691, which consequently precluded a claim for bad faith denial of that claim. We hold that while Porter does not necessarily preclude underinsured motorist coverage in all cases where plaintiff has settled with the defendant for less than the insurance policy’s underinsured motorist coverage limits, in this case the trial court’s order was nevertheless correct. At the time the insurance company made its initial determination, the information it had as to plaintiff’s injuries put the value below the third driver’s policy limits and a good faith dispute existed with respect to the second driver’s involvement. AFFIRMED. Opinion by MITCHELL, J.; DOWNING, P.J., and PRINCE, V.C.J., concur. Jan. 20, 2026
Division IV
122,893 – In the Matter of the Charles D. Roye Trust, dated September 21, 1992, as amended: Katina PeevyHouse, Alexis J. Heath and Holly R. Wood, Plaintiffs/Appellees, vs. Casey Roye, Defendant, Kelly Don Floyd, Interested Party/Appellant, and Charles H. Roye, The Irrevocable Special Needs Trust for the Benefit of Kathy Cheryl Roye, Kimarie Jeanette Roye aka Kim Allison, and Shayna Kayelynn Mainar aka Shayna Roye, Interested Parties. Appeal from an Order of the District Court of Haskell County, Hon. Brian C. Henderson, Associate District Judge. Kelly Floyd appeals the court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs/appellees, Alexis Heath and Holly Wood. Upon review, we find that the material facts in this case were not in dispute, and the plaintiffs were entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Accordingly, we affirm the court’s grant of summary judgment. AFFIRMED. Opinion from the Court of Civil Appeals, Division IV by BLACKWELL, P.J.; BARNES, J., and HUBER, J., concur. Jan. 14, 2026