Legal Opinion

Sperling v. Marler

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 16, 1998No. 88140PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMMS, Justice.

¶ 1 Herbert Sperling filed suit seeking payment for the sale of mineral interests he conveyed to Defendant, Betty Marler, through her alleged agent, Delay. The theory of defense, inter alia, was that the documents surrounding the transaction failed to meet the requirements of the statute of frauds. Both Plaintiff and Defendant Marler filed Motions for Summary Judgment and the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of both Defendants.

¶2 Sperling appealed and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the trial court. We grant certiorari, vacate the opinion of the Court of Civil…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. LeFlore v. Reflections of Tulsa, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  2. Martin v. Chapel, Wilkinson, Riggs, and AbneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
  3. Wabaunsee v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  4. R. F. Workman v. W. M. Harrison, Trustee of Selected Investments Corporation and Selected Investments Trust Fund, and Capitol Gate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
  5. Malson v. Palmer Broadcasting GroupSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Price v. HowardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
  4. Wing v. LortonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
  5. Bittle v. Oklahoma City UniversityCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000

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