Legal Opinion
Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma County v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 2, 1924No. 15160PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBranson, J.
The board of county commissioners of Oklahoma county, as plaintiff, sought herein a mandamus against Martin S. Ryan, as county treasurer of Oklahoma county, and E. H. Seither, a stockholder in the Iten Biscuit Company, as intervener, defendants. The judgment of the district court was in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff appeals.
Under the statute, the board of county commissioners has the power to employ by contract a tax ferret, whose compensation is a percentage of the tax collected on property omitted from the tax rolls which should have been listed and assessed. On the discovery of…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Farrington v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Tennessee v. WhitworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- New Orleans v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- In Re Gross Production Tax of Wolverine Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- In Re Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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3Cited by22 opinions
- City of Sand Springs v. Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Oklahoma Industries Authority v. BarnesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Sucesión de Pedro Giusti, Inc. v. Tribunal de ContribucionesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1949
- Campbell v. CornishSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
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