Legal Opinion
Spaulding v. State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 7, 1980No. 53089PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
In this case, we are asked to determine whether the Trial Court’s dismissal of a tort action, based upon the defense of sovereign immunity, was proper.1 The sole proposition raised on appeal in Appellant’s brief is:
“The doctrine of sovereign immunity is unjust, inequitable and not suited to the times, and must be abrogated.”2
*398The Appellant was allegedly a passenger in a vehicle traveling south on U.S. Highway 75 when the vehicle was involved in an accident in which Appellant was allegedly injured due to a defective guardrail, which was under the control of the State of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Neal v. DonahueSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Henry v. Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. McKnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- Bird v. State Ex Rel. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
3Cited by8 opinions
- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Barrios v. Haskell Cnty. Pub. Facilities Auth.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- Griggs v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Griffin v. MullinixSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- BARRIOS v. HASKELL COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY FOUTCH v. TURN KEY HEALTHSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
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