Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Parr
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 16, 1974No. 46901PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
Petitioner, plaintiff in the trial court, asks this Court to assume original jurisdiction and issue a writ of prohibition against respondent judge, prohibiting the transfer, by judicial order, of a divorce case from Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, to Creek County, Oklahoma, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Application to assume original jurisdiction granted. Writ of Prohibition Issued.
The decisive issue in these proceedings, succinctly put, is: “Should the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens be applied in Oklahoma to divorce actions ?”
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Oil Company v. WoodsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- State Ex Rel, Logan v. GraperTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Ainscow v. AlexanderOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1944
- Cohen v. CohenSuperior Court of Delaware · 1912
- First Nat. Bank of Seminole v. HenshawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Larson v. District Court of Marion CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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- BROWN v. ALLEYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2016
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