Legal Opinion
Williams Natural Gas Co. v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1998No. 83981PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
¶ 1 The issue in this proceeding is what is the proper measure of damages in a condemnation suit following the 1990 amendment to Article 2, OMahoma Constitution, § 24.
I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF JUST COMPENSATION
¶ 2 Article 2, section 24 of the OMahoma Constitution provides for the taMng of private property for public use for just compensation. Until section 24 was amended in 1990, it provided for just compensation “in such manner as may be prescribed by law.”
¶3 Before 1991, the OMahoma Statutes did not address the method for determining just compensation. 1 However, in State…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Chamberlin v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Wetsel v. Independent School District I-1Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Carter v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Houck v. Hold Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. New Life Pentecostal Church of JenksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Okland Oil Company v. Conoco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Calvey v. DaxonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Alexander v. Hardeman (In Re Alexander)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- GRP of Texas, Inc. v. Eateries, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- John v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
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