Legal Opinion
Ramco Operating Co. v. Gassett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 13, 1995No. 84543PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The RAMCO companies ask us to prohibit enforcement of a District Court order requiring RAMCO to open up its corporate books *942and records. We assume original jurisdiction and grant the writ of prohibition as sought. Okla. Const. Art. VII § 4.
A New York court rendered a judgment in excess of three million dollars in favor of U.S. Trust and against Robert E. Yaw. Yaw is one of four shareholders of RAMCO. Pursuant to Yaw’s pledge of RAMCO stock to U.S. Trust the latter has possession of Yaw’s certificates of RAMCO stock.
U.S. Trust brought its judgment to the District Court of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Cate v. Archon Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Stone v. KelloggIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Bank of Heflin v. MilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Foster v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bowles v. GossCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2013
- EGLESTON v. CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATIONCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015
- EGLESTON v. CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATIONCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015
- Ramco Operating Co. v. GassettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995