Legal Opinion

Merritt v. Hunter

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 14, 1978No. 51844PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Justice:

The Plaintiff below, Carolyn Sue Merritt, Petitioner herein, brought this Application to Assume Original Jurisdiction and Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to disqualify the Honorable Stewart M. Hunter, Respondent, from taking any further action in this cause for the reason that Petitioner believes that Respondent Judge is biased against her. Respondent was the regularly assigned judge to this case and has previously heard and decided several matters relating to this Petitioner and her child.

We have held in Gee v. Security Bank & Trust Co., Enid, 186 Okl. 477, 98 P.2d 922…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gee v. Security Bank & Trust Co. of EnidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  2. Heard v. SullivanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  3. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Board of Governors of Registered DentistsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  2. Pierce v. PierceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
  3. People v. LowensteinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Miller Dollarhide, P.C. v. TalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
  5. Wilkett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984

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