Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Blevins
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 15, 1995No. 84473PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice.
The first impression question presented is whether, absent a request from the parties, a trial court may sua sponte transfer to another forum an action whose venue is proper. We find that it may not.
FACTS
While Michael Stevens (Stevens) was go-cart riding on May 3, 1993, at the Fun Park Recreation center (the recreation center) in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, he was injured when his go-cart collided with another go-cart. On September 20, 1993, Stevens filed negligence and products liability actions in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, against the recreation center and its owners,…
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