Legal Opinion
Boyd v. United States Ex Rel. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 28, 1992No. 78496PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, pursuant to 20 O.S. 1981 §§ 1601-1611, submitted to us a certified question which it states will determine a matter there pending, and which is not presently answered by the decisions of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The question is whether Oklahoma’s Recreational Use Act, 2 O.S.1981 § 1301-315, applies in this case to afford immunity to the Defendant United States. We conclude that it does not.
Tenkiller Ferry Lake is under the jurisdiction and control of the United States through the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Walton, Mayor v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- David L. Klepper v. City of Milford, Kansas, and David L. Klepper v. United States of America, & Third Party and City of Milford, Kansas, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- David Cox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Boyd v. United States ex rel. United States Army, Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
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