Legal Opinion
Grant Square Bank & Trust Co. v. Werner
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 3, 1989No. 71707PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The dispositive question to be answered is whether, pursuant to extant case law and the provisions of Rule 27,1 the time to appeal from a judgment given in absentia is triggered by the judge’s notice to the parties sent in advance of the ruling’s entry on the appearance docket. Our answer is in the affirmative.
Appellants brought their petition-in-error on September 14, 1988 for review of a judgment which was given in absentia after the case had been taken under advisement. By its June 21, 1988 letter, the trial court notified the parties of its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Grand River Dam Authority v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Lawrence v. Cleveland County Home Loan AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- McCullough v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Salyer v. National Trailer Convoy, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Herring v. WigginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1898
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Stites v. DUIT Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Manning v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Tidemark Exploration, Inc. v. GoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Conterez v. O'DONNELLSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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