Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. Grand River Dam Authority
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 1, 1938No. 28318PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
This action involves the constitutionality of an act of the Legislature and an amendment thereto creating the Grand River Dam Authority. The act (chapter 70, art. 4, Sess. L. 1985') creates a conservation and reclamation district consisting of that area included within the boundaries of 17 counties located in the northeast part of the state; namely, Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Sequoyah, Osage, Washington, McIntosh, Creek, and Okmulgee. The district is declared to be a “governmental agency and body politic and corporate, with the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Burks v. WalkerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
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3Cited by58 opinions
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