Legal Opinion
Hillcrest Medical Center v. Lee
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 28, 1978No. 50974PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
This appeal presents the narrow question of whether venue lies in Tulsa County or Oklahoma County in Appellant’s suit against the Appellee Department of Corrections of the State of Oklahoma.
The facts are as hereinafter related. Michael Duval Lee was convicted on second degree murder in the District Court of Tulsa County on February 26, 1976, and received a sentence of from ten years to life under the supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, Appellee herein.
The District Court of Tulsa County issued a writ of habeas corpus ad…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schwartz v. DiehlSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- State Board of Public Affairs v. Principal Funding Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- State Ex Rel. State Board of Education v. District Court of Bryan CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Huerter v. HassigSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954
- Office of Governor—Department of Industrial Development v. DaltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Grand River Dam Authority v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Hillcrest Medical Center v. State Ex Rel. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Independent School District No. I-20 of Muskogee County v. Oklahoma State Department of EducationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority v. District Court of Wagoner CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Osburn v. Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013