Legal Opinion
Mattoon v. City of Norman
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 23, 1980No. 52616PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
Plaintiff commenced this class action in the trial court in the nature of inverse condemnation against the City of Norman, claiming that the defendant’s adoption of a flood plain ordinance (Ordinance) operated to take plaintiffs property without due process of law.
Plaintiff owns land along a drainage channel affected by the Ordinance. He brings suit in behalf of himself and all landowners in Norman similarly situated (approximately 500).
The Ordinance (No. 0-7475-48 July 8, 1975) prohibits all but certain limited uses on lands along certain tributaries determined to be with a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Henthorn v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- O'ROURKE v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Frost v. Ponca CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Oklahoma City v. Collins-Dietz-Morris Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
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3Cited by37 opinions
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