Lucas v. Independent Public School District Number 35 of Holdenville

WILSON, Justice.

This appeal arises from the District Court’s sustention of a demurrer and dismissal of appellant-plaintiff’s petition in a negligence action brought under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act found at 51 O.S.1981, § 151, et seq. The petition was dismissed for failure to allege facts sufficient to show compliance with the requirement of 51 O.S. § 156. In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, affirmed the trial court and held that there had been no substantial compliance with the requirement that notice of the claim be given to the political…