Legal Opinion
Brandon v. Ashworth
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 10, 1998No. 90381PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
¶ 1 The issues in this appeal are (1) whether the plaintiff taxpayers have standing to bring a suit for declaratory judgment against a school district, and (2) whether the superintendent’s contract entered into on July 2, 1996, and covering the 1996-97 and 1997-98 school years violated section 26, article 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution. We hold that the plaintiffs had standing to bring this suit and that the contract did not violate section 26, article 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
I. FACTS
¶2 The facts are undisputed. Dr. Jack C. Herron, Jr. (Herron) was first employed by…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- District of Columbia Common Cause v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Tuffy's, Inc. v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Fent v. Contingency Review BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- Oklahoma Public Employees Ass'n v. Oklahoma Department of Central ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Tulsa Industrial Authority v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
- Citizens Against Taxpayer Abuse, Inc. v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.