Legal Opinion

Vance v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 21, 1999No. 90,916PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.

¶ 1 The determinative issue in the present cause is whether Susan Vance [Susan or appellant] was so mentally disabled as to be incapable of recognizing that she had been sued when she was 'personally served with process in a foreclosure action brought by Federal National Mortgage Association [FNMA].

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Throughout this cause’s entire history there has been no judicial determination that one of the parties, Susan Vance, is mentally incapacitated or otherwise in need of a legal guardian. This is not to say that she is not the paranoid schizophrenic she claims she is.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Carmichael v. BellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  4. Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  5. Covey v. Town of SomersSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Hukill v. Oklahoma Native American Domestic Violence CoalitionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  2. Powers v. DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
  3. Warren v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
  4. Skinner v. John Deere Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
  5. Gabler v. Holder and Smith, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000

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