Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (2004)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided July 15, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Senator Riley,
¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question:
May a county lawfully enter into an agreement for a private company to build, operate and maintain a private toll bridge on land acquired by or on behalf of the county, where the bridge will be connected with nearby public roads and the company will pay to the county a portion of the tolls collected?
Background
¶ 1 A county in your Senate district proposes to enter into an arrangement with a private company regarding construction and operation…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. Proprietors of the Warren BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Hawks v. HamillSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Board of County Commissioners v. WarramSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Sublett v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Veterans of Foreign Wars v. ChildersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
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