Morris v. City of Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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
- Board of County Commissioners v. WarramSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Zachary v. City of WagonerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
- City of McAlester v. State Ex Rel. State Board of Public AffairsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- City of Tecumseh v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- City of Tulsa v. LangleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
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