Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Pate

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 19, 1976No. 49847PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BERRY, Justice.

Department of Highways, State of Oklahoma [petitioner] requests this Court assume original jurisdiction and prohibit trial court from granting Tri-State Speedway, Inc., [Tri-State] jury trial in action below.

Petitioner filed condemnation proceeding on April 18, 1974. Tillman E. Evans and Marilyn R. Evans, record owners of property on that date, were only named defendants.

The record indicates at time action was filed Mr. Evans had executed, or- was under contractual obligation to execute, deed conveying property involved herein to Tri-State. It also indicates Mr. Evans was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Delfeld v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
  2. State Ex Rel. Wirt v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Illinois Power Co. v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  4. Hart v. PharaohSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
  5. Dotson v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1967

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENT v. JacobSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  2. Campbell v. EdingerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  3. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. Siegfried CompaniesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015

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