Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Schones v. Town of Canute
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 29, 1993No. 74939PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Justice.
We granted certiorari to determine whether resident taxpayers’ suit to recover the penalty provided in 62 O.S. § 372 is barred by the one-year statute of limitations of 12 O.S.1981 § 95(4).1 The trial court dismissed the action, presumably finding that the statute of limitations barred suit. The Court of Appeals reversed, relying on State ex rel. Board of County Commissioners v. Shelton, 727 P.2d 103 (Okla.App.1986), holding that where suit is brought on behalf of the state to enforce a “public right,” the statute of limitations will not bar the suit by the sovereign.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Trimble v. City of MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Cummings v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Foot v. Town of WatongaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority v. HTB, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- State Ex Rel. Cartwright v. TidmoreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Estate of Bell-Levine v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. Kermit Lumber & Pressure Treating Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- State Ex Rel. Hettel v. Security National Bank & Trust Co. in DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- State ex rel. Henricksen v. State ex rel. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Town of Cyril, a Municipal Corporation v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a New York Corporation and Union Texas Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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