Legal Opinion
Roberts v. South Oklahoma City Hospital Trust
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 22, 1986No. 60999PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The dispositive issue on appeal is whether South Community Hospital Trust d/b/a South Community Hospital is a valid public trust within the purview of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S.Supp. 1979 §§ 152(6), 156(D) (Act). If South *1079Community Hospital is in reality a public trust, claims against it must be brought within one year pursuant to § 156(D) of the Act. If the hospital is not a public trust, notwithstanding the trust indenture naming the City of Oklahoma City as beneficiary, the applicable statute is the two year limitations period prescribed by 12…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Newman v. DoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Hammons v. Muskogee Medical Center AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Hershel v. University Hospital FoundationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Leonard v. LeonardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Kluver v. Weatherford Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Simpson v. DixonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Oklahoma City Zoological Trust v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- Reiss v. HagmannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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