Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Christian v. McCauley
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 10, 2008No. 104,171. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DOUG GABBARD II, Presiding Judge.
T1 Appellants Vernie McCauley, Gary Glasgow, Eva Rose, Talford Graham, Tim Page, and Opal Page appeal the trial court's denial of their petition to vacate a default judgment of escheat granted in favor of the State of Oklahoma, ex. rel. District Attorney Gene Christian. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
T2 Oklahoma's escheat statutes, 84 0.8. 2001 & Supp.2007 §§ 271-277, provide that abandoned property may, under certain circumstances, be escheated to and vested in the State. Under these statutes, real and…
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