Legal Opinion
City of Tahlequah v. Lake Region Electric, Cooperative, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 15, 2002No. 95,563PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.
T1 Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.1991 §§ 1601 et seq., the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit certified the following question:
Senate Bill 888 [11 0.8.1998 § 21-222] declares a "prospective and retroactive" moratorium on certain municipal condemnations of facilities of rural electric cooperatives and electric utilities. The Oklahoma Constitution, article V, section 52, provides that the legislature lacks "power to take away [a] cause of action" after commencement of a "suit." In light of statements in Oklahoma case law that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Stone v. CaseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Graham v. City of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Harn v. State Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Oklahoma City v. Local Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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