Legal Opinion
City of Sand Springs v. Kraus
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 28, 1937No. 27311PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.
The salary of the mayor of the city of Sand Springs was prescribed by the city charter to be $100 per month. The charter further provided that its provisions should be self-executing. The mayor is one of three city commissioners forming the governing body of the city. The salaries of the other two are set by ordinance.
The plaintiff in this action was formerly the mayor of the city, having served the term beginning in May of 1933 and ending in May of 1935. When he took office in May, 1933, he began receiving his $100 per month salary, and continued receiving it. until the time hereinafter…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ramsey v. LeeperSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Protest of Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- Ryan v. Roach Drug Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Board Ed. of Guthrie v. Excise Board of Logan Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Jurd v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- First Nat. Bank of Norman v. City of NormanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- City of Morris v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943