Legal Opinion
Hughey v. Grand River Dam Authority
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 1, 1995No. 78183, 79649PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
Certiorari was granted to resolve the first-impression public-law issue whether the Grand River Dam Authority — a public entity1 — may claim the cloak of tort immunity from premises liability afforded by Oklahoma’s Recreational Land Use Act? We answer in the affirmative.
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ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
The personal representatives [plaintiffs] of the estates of Larry Mack Glidewell and Rachel Ann Hughey [decedents] brought separate2 wrongful death actions against the Grand River Dam Authority [Authority] occasioned by an incident in which decedents drowned after their boat had struck at…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Runyon v. ReidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Frey v. Independence Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Hargrave v. Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Salazar v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Evers v. FSF Overlake AssociatesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- Bowers v. WimberlySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Howell v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
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