Legal Opinion
Melton v. City of Durant
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 30, 1974No. 45098PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
Plaintiff applied to the Zoning Administrator of Durant, Oklahoma, for a permit to locate two additional mobile home trailers on a vacant lot at the end of her trailer park. The Zoning Administrator denied the application. Plaintiff filed an appeal with the Durant Board of Adjustment which upheld the denial of the permit.
Plaintiff did not appeal the action of the Board of Adjustment to the District Court, as provided in 11 O.S.1971, § 408, but filed an original action in the District Court for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Zoning Administrator to issue the permits. The trial…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Southwestern Natural Gas Co. v. VernorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Brown v. FraserSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Crawford v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. City of TonkawaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Goeppinger v. McIntoshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Vinson v. MedleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Tulsa Rock Co. v. Board of County Commissioners of Rogers CountyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
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