Legal Opinion · Dissent

Morris v. City of Oklahoma City

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 26, 1956No. 37345Published

1DissentDavison, Justice

In every opinion adopted by this court since statehood we have construed sections 26 & 27 of Article 10 of our State Constitution as self-executing and have over the years, without exception, given said sections a strict construction. These sections of the Constitution expressly prohibit the agreement contemplated by the defendants. In my opinion the majority of my associates have by the present opinion, over-ruled a number of cases without discussing or mentioning any of them.

The pertinent part of section 26, Article 10, reads as follows:

“No county, city, town, township, school district, or…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Board of County Commissioners v. WarramSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  2. Zachary v. City of WagonerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
  3. City of McAlester v. State Ex Rel. State Board of Public AffairsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
  4. City of Tecumseh v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
  5. City of Tulsa v. LangleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946

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