Legal Opinion

Riley v. Brown and Root, Inc.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided August 24, 1992No. 76686PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1299SUMMERS, Justice.

The Honorable Lee R. West certifies for our decision1 a question of law presently pending before him in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma:

Is 12 O.S.1981 § 109 constitutional in wrongful death actions in light of Article 23, § 7 of the Oklahoma Constitution?

We have recently upheld the so-called architects’ and builders’ statute against a variety of other state constitutional challenges. Our answer to the certified question is that the statute must again be upheld as constitutional.

Ronna Riley as personal representative of Ira Bob Harry Riley,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Freezer Storage, Inc. v. Armstrong Cork Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Getty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  3. Smith v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  4. Capitol Steel & Iron Co. v. FullerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
  5. Hill v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Nealis v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  2. McCann v. Foster Wheeler LLCCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. FARLEY v. CITY OF CLAREMORESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
  4. Mummert v. AlizadehCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  5. Ouellette v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994

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