Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Cartwright v. Tidmore
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 1983No. 59372PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA D. WILSON, Justice.
The dispositive issue on appeal is whether limitation of actions bars a civil suit brought by the State suing in its sovereign capacity. We reaffirm earlier and controlling decisional law, discussed infra, and hold that where the State is suing to vindicate legal rights which are public in nature, rather than private, suit is not barred by limitation of actions.
Our discussion is confined to only those matters briefed on appeal.
On June 11, 1982, the appellant-plaintiff, the State of Oklahoma, filed suit in District Court seeking to recover monies allegedly wrongfully…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Weber v. Board of Harbor CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- James v. UNKNOWN TRUSTEES, ETC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of Land Office v. HallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Herndon v. Board of Com'rs of Pontotoc CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority v. HTB, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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