Legal Opinion
City of Tulsa v. Air Tulsa, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1992No. 73238PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice.
FACTS
The City of Tulsa owns the land and improvements making up Tulsa International Airport. The City also owns a smaller airport, Riverside Airport. Under the City’s charter, the Tulsa Airport Authority maintains and operates the airports. The Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust is a public improvements trust created under state law. The Trust leases Tulsa International from the City and it is the vehicle used for the public financing of public improvements there.
An amendment to the City’s charter created the Authority in 1958. Under the charter amendment, the Authority is to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Transport Limousine of Long Island, Inc. v. Port AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Red Slipper Club, Inc. v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Garrett v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Oklahoma City Hotel & Motor Hotel Association, Inc. v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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- Puckett v. CornelsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- SIERRA CLUB v. STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSIONSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
- Thomas v. City of Oklahoma CityCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1998
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