Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 24, 1947No. 31569PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorn, J.
This is an appeal from the action of the district court of Oklahoma *27county in sustaining defendants’ objection to the introduction of evidence by plaintiff, and rendering judgment dismissing plaintiff’s petition, in an action brought by plaintiff for writ of mandamus.
Plaintiff brought this action against the city of Oklahoma City, the mayor, city manager, and city councilmen, seeking a writ of mandamus to compel his reinstatement as a member of the police force. The petition alleged plaintiff’s appointment as a police officer in 1934, upon the basis of a civil service examination; that on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Sapulpa v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Walton, Mayor v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Pitts v. AllenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- Sparger v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Hinz v. HubbardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Addison CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- State Ex Rel. Trimble v. City of MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- City of Durant v. CicioSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- State Ex Rel. Heinig v. City of MilwaukieOregon Supreme Court · 1962
- Graham v. City of Oklahoma CityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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