Legal Opinion
Opinion No. 72-165 (1972) Ag
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided May 30, 1972Published
1Opinion of the Court
** Summary ** SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY NOT CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS A school district board of education may not legally pay premiums for liability insurance on school board members. The Attorney General has considered your opinion request wherein you ask the following question: "May a board of education legally pay premiums for liability insurance on school board members?" Title 70 O.S. 5-117 [70-5-117] (1971) delineates the powers and duties of a local school district board of education. Nowhere therein is included the power nor authority for a local school board to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thomas v. Broadlands Community Consolidated School District No. 201Appellate Court of Illinois · 1953
- Board of Education v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1935
- Wright v. Consolidated School Dist. No 1 of Tulsa CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Dahl v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959