Legal Opinion

R. S. Mikesell Associates, a Co-Partnership v. Grand River Dam Authority

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 15, 1980No. 79-1122PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SETH, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises from two written employment contracts providing for financial advice from appellant to appellee Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) for certain of its bond issues. GRDA is a governmental agency created by the laws of Oklahoma. The first contract was signed in 1966, the second in 1970, and both were terminated by GRDA in 1976. After trial without a jury the court ruled that both contracts were terminable at will and otherwise invalid. The court also ruled the 1970 contract was contingent upon events that had failed to occur. Accordingly, the court entered a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Langdon v. Saga Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  2. Skelly Oil Co. v. WickhamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
  3. Wharf Restaurant, Inc. v. Port of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
  4. Foster v. Atlas Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
  5. Consolidated Pipe Line Co. v. British American Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gull Laboratories, Inc. v. Diagnostic Technology, Inc.District Court, D. Utah · 1988
  2. OptumCare New Mexico LLC v. Gutierrez-BarelaDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2021
  3. R. S. Mikesell Associates, a Co-Partnership v. Grand River Dam AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980

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