Legal Opinion
In Re Farmers' Union Hospital Ass'n
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 31, 1942No. 30474PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBayless, J.
Farmers’ Union Hospital Association, a benevolent and charitable organization, petitioned the county excise board of Beckham county for an exemption of its property from ad valorem taxes, and when this was denied, appealed to the district court, and, when that court .affirmed the ruling of the board, appealed to this court.
The plea for exemption was based in law on 18 O.S. 1941 § 581, reading:
“The following associations for benevolent and charitable purposes may become incorporated, ... to wit: 1. To establish and maintain hospitals and infirmaries for the care of the sick. . . .”
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Corporation of the Sisters of Mercy v. Lane CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1927
- Stewart v. California Medical Etc. Assn.California Supreme Court · 1918
- Hamilton v. Corvallis General Hospital Ass'nOregon Supreme Court · 1934
- Beta Theta PI Corp. v. Board of Com'rs of Cleveland CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Board County Com'rs v. Sisters of Sorrowful MotherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
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3Cited by15 opinions
- La Societe Francaise De Bienfaisance Mutuelle v. California EmploymentCommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- London Square Village v. OKLAHOMA CTY. EQUALIZATION AND EXCISE BD.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- County Assessor v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local No. 329Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- Tulsa County v. St. John's HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Cotton Club v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
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