Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Dix
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 7, 1989No. 72750PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
This election dispute concerns whether 26 O.S.Supp. 1983 § 8-120 1 permits a “cross-petition” alleging irregularities to be filed at the time of an election contest hearing. We answer in the negative because § 8-120 is specifically applica ble to petitions alleging election contest irregularities — it does not contain a provision for filing a “cross-petition”.
On January 24, 1989, an election was held for the Board of Education Office No. 4 of the Stigler School District. The only candidates were the petitioner, Martha Cooper, and the respondent, Sherman Dix. After the vote was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Town of Grove v. Haskell, GovernorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Farris v. CannonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re Adoption of GravesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Allgood v. AllgoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
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