Legal Opinion
Mansell v. City of Lawton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 18, 1995No. 82589PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice:
The issue presented is whether the owner’s notice of claim for damages presented to the City of Lawton under the Governmental Tort Claims Act (the Act), 51 O.S. 1991 § 156(E)1 was valid despite the City’s request for additional information. We find that it was.2
FACTS
In January of 1991, the appellant, Bob L. Mansell (Mansell/the owner) bought some apartments in Lawton, OHahoma. Mansell alleged that these apartments were damaged by periodic major sewage overflows which occurred sometime between the time he purchased the properties in 1991, and February or March of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Reirdon v. Wilburton Board of EducationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Jarvis v. City of StillwaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Duesterhaus v. City of EdmondSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Conway v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Trent Ex Rel. Trent v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Minie v. HudsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Cruse v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Carswell v. Oklahoma State UniversitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Cortright v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Kennedy v. City of TalihinaCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
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