Legal Opinion
Dennis v. City of Chickasha
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 11, 1995No. 84681PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOPLIN, Judge:
Appellant Leona Dennis (Dennis) seeks review of the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Appellee City of Chicka-sha (City) in Dennis’ action to recover for personal injury for Dennis’ failure to timely commence the action within one-hundred eighty (180) days of City’s denial of Dennis’ claim as required by the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S.1991 § 151 et. seq., § 157(B) (hereinafter, Act). We here find City’s notice of action on Dennis’ claim insufficient to trigger running of the § 157(B) 180-day filing period, and hold the order of…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Greene v. LindseySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cate v. Archon Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Harry R. Carlile Trust v. Cotton Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Dennis v. City of ChickashaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995