Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Oklahoma Tax Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 28, 1992No. 70649PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Chief Justice.
The questions to be decided are: (1) Before the 1988 amendment 1 of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, 2 were all records collected by the Oklahoma Tax Commission [Commission] in discharge of its responsibility under that act subject to disclosure mandated by the Oklahoma Open Records Act? 3 (2) Are the trial court’s decisions that (a) the Commission’s response to the plaintiff’s record request was prompt and (b) its copy fees reasonable clearly contrary to the weight of the evidence? (3) Is the plaintiff entitled to attorney’s fees? We answer all three…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Texas v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Reeves v. AgeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Carpenter v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Amoco Production Co. v. LindleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Sandpiper North Apartments, Ltd. v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of ShawneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Enochs v. Martin Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Alexander v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Citizens Against Taxpayer Abuse, Inc. v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- International Union of Police Associations, Local No. 24 v. City of LawtonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2009
- Alexander v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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