Oklahoma City v. Whelan

DAVISON, Justice:

This case involves an application for this Court to assume original jurisdiction and issue a Writ of Prohibition. The petitioner, Oklahoma City, defendant in the trial court, seeks to prohibit the respondent Judge of the District Court of Canadian County from proceeding further in the trial court. The petitioner asserts that the respondent Judge lacks venue and that venue properly lies in Oklahoma County only.

Plaintiff in the action below seeks to enjoin Oklahoma City from enforcing certain zoning restrictions. He complains that the City Planning Commission and the City…