Taylor v. Langley

“Little difficulty” is found by the majority in arriving at a conclusion countenancing a substantial compliance with jurisdictional requirement of section 13363, O. S. 1931. I am less fortunate in being confronted with an insurmountable barrier formed by four well-considered decisions overruled by the majority.

In the inception, the very essence, meaning and derivation of the word “jurisdiction” connotes: (Jus-juris — right-law-dictio — saying or speaking) the power of a court to entertain and decide any cause of action.

Equity has no part to play in deciding upon a question of jurisdiction. It…