Legal Opinion · Dissent

Whitley v. Oologah Independent School District No. I-4 of Rogers County

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 24, 1987No. 61351Published

1DissentLavender, Justice

I would affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The appellee in the present case has raised a proposition in support of the trial court’s decision which requires a disposition of the case at odds with the result reached. Citing the cases of Hiskett v. Wells1 and Phillips Petroleum Co. v. *461United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.,2 appellee points out the general rule that a substantive statute of limitation is not subject to claims of estoppel. In Hiskett we applied this principle, finding that the limitations period in question in that case was substantive in nature and not subject to a claim of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Trinity Broadcasting Corp. v. Leeco Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  2. Romano v. RomanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. Wood Acceptance Co. v. KingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. Myers v. StevensonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  5. Sprung Ex Rel. Sprung v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970

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