Legal Opinion
Matter of Referendum Petition, Etc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 15, 1980No. 54892PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Vice Chief Justice.
On January 2, 1980, the City Council of Norman approved an ordinance which dean-nexed an area of land in the northern part of Norman. On January 31, 1980, appellees filed a signed referendum petition to present the question of deannexation to the vote of the people. On February 1, 1980, the City Clerk upheld the sufficiency of the petition, and on February 12th appellants filed their protest to the Petition. A hearing was conducted, and on March 3, Judge Wilson denied appellants’ protest. Appellants appealed.
The City of Norman does not provide by ordinance or charter…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brazell v. Zeigler, County ClerkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- In Re Supreme Court Adjudication of Sufficiency of Initiative Petition in TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- City of Bethany v. District Court of Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Alice H. Botsford and J. R. Goodwin v. The City of Norman, Oklahoma, a Municipal OcrporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- State Ex Rel. Williamson v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- FARLEY v. CITY OF CLAREMORESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- Kinslow Round-Up Inc. v. City of SeminoleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- In Re De-Annexation of Certain Real PropertySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 27 of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 27 of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
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