Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1995)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided March 24, 1995Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Representative, Bob Weaver,
¶ 0 This office has received your letter asking for an official Opinion addressing the following questions:
1. May a county hospital be leased to a private entity withoutvoter approval as set out in 19 O.S. 1991, § 789[19-789]? 2. May a county-beneficiary trust, which is leasing a countyhospital from a county pursuant to 19 O.S. 1991, § 789[19-789] assign thelease or sub-let the premises to a private, for-profitenterprise?
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¶ 1 Your first question concerns the leasing of a county hospital to a private entity. Counties obtain the authority to establish county…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. Independent School District No. 16Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- AMF Tubescope Company v. HatchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- City of Tulsa v. SmittleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Shipp v. Southeastern Oklahoma Industries AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Oklahoma County Excise BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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