Legal Opinion · Dissent
Keating v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 14, 1996No. 86628Published
1DissentSummers, Justice
The Court declines to assume original jurisdiction in this dispute because it has determined that no pressing need for a prompt resolution is present, and the litigants may thus contest the matter in District Court. I respectfully disagree. I would assume original jurisdiction and decide the matter.
First, the matter is clearly one of publici juris, as it affects the State at large. State ex rel. Freeling v. Lyon, 63 Okla. 285, 165 P. 419, 420 (1917). It is true that this is insufficient, by itself, for this Court to assume original jurisdiction and address the merits of a controversy. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McCormack v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Draper v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Ethics Commission v. CullisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Toxic Waste Impact Group, Inc. v. LeavittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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