Legal Opinion
McWilliams v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 20, 2011No. 107,932PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLBERT, V.C.J.
T1 The issue presented on certiorari review is whether a governmental subdivision is equitably estopped from denying liability where it, having previously entered into an undisclosed oral contractual agreement regarding the maintenance of the county-line road, failed to advise the plaintiff that another county, not it, bore responsibility for the road maintenance at some point prior to the expiration of the limitations period. Based on the evidence presented, this Court answers in the affirmative.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
T2 On July 26, 2008, McWilliams was injured when his…
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