Legal Opinion
Burkhardt v. City of Enid
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 21, 1989No. 70197PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
This appeal challenges an ordinance establishing a voter-approved sales tax to fund the City of Enid’s purchase of the Phillips University campus. Five issues are presented: (1) Is the ordinance an expenditure of public funds for a private purpose in violation of article 10, section 14 of the Oklahoma Constitution? (2) Does the ordinance violate article 10, section 17, of the Oklahoma Constitution which prohibits government lending of credit to a private entity? (3) Does the ordinance aid a sectarian institution in violation of article 2, section 5 of the Oklahoma…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hunt v. McNairSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Turner v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Gurney v. FergusonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Sublett v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Petition of University Hospitals AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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