Legal Opinion
Board of Law Library Trustees v. State Ex Rel. Petuske
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 26, 1991No. 70528PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Chief Justice.
The dispositive issue here is whether the district court may declare rights in a rejected public-law-based court fund claim. We answer this question in the negative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
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THE CONTROVERSY
The Board of Law Library Trustees of Oklahoma County (Trustees) brought a declaratory judgment action 1 against both the Court Clerk of Oklahoma County and the state’s administrative director of the courts (together called defendants). Relying upon the terms of 20 O.S.Supp.1983 § 1202, 2 the Trustees claimed they are entitled to a portion of small claims’ fees col…
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Wilson v. KaneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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- North Side State Bank v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Red Rock Mental Health v. RobertsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
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