Brown v. Burkett

OPALA, Justice.

This cause is reached for consideration of our sua sponte inquiry into the court’s jurisdiction of this proceeding for review. The sole question for decision is whether a person in the petitioner’s financial and legal status has a state constitutional claim, under Art. II, § 6, Okl. Const., 1 to an exemption from the mandatory bond provision in 85 O.S.Supp.1986 § 3.6(B). 2 We answer in the affirmative.

Jim Brown [petitioner] is required by the terms of § 3.6(B) to give a supersedeas bond in order to secure this court’s review of liability imposed upon him by a Workers’…