Wilson v. Kane

I dissent because I believe the majority has failed to give effect to the changes in the jurisdiction of district courts brought about by the court reform amendments to the Oklahoma Constitution in 1967. Okla. Const. Art. 7 § 7(a) provides in material part:,

The District Court shall have unlimited original jurisdiction of all justiciable matters, except as otherwise provided in this Article

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Although the district court was acting within its probate docket, I think it inescapable that it had jurisdiction in the probate proceeding to consider Wilson’s tort claims against Kane. I…