Oklahoma Supreme Court Decisions 2014
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 112
Docket Number: 111181
Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Oklahoma City charged Christopher Tucker with municipal misdemeanor offenses of interfering with official process, obstructing an officer, and failing to obey lawful commands of an officer. Tucker signed an…
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 118
Docket Number: 111928
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stemmed from an action for auto negligence arising out of injuries sustained by Plaintiffs Rachael Montgomery and her three year old son, Noah Orcutt. Montgomery was rear-ended by Defendant Morgan Potter, who…
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 111
Docket Number: 111978
Justia Opinion Summary: The single issue this case presented for the Supreme Court's review centered on attorney's fees: was the trial court's grant of over $7 million in a multi-jurisdictional, class action law suit an abuse of discretion when…
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 119
Docket Number: 113109
Justia Opinion Summary: According to appellant Robert Perry, he and his friends attended the Norman Music Festival in 2013. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on the early morning of April 27, 2013, Perry and his friends left the Festival on bicycles…
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 109
Docket Number: 113187
Justia Opinion Summary: Vandelay Entertainment, LLC d.b.a. The Lost Ogle filed suit in district court to obtain records that the Governor withheld when responding to Vandelay's Open Records Act request. The district court ruled the Governor had…
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 110
Docket Number: SCBD-6089
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 113
Docket Number: SCBD-6119
Date: December 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 116
Docket Number: SCBD-6126
Date: December 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 117
Docket Number: 113303
Date: December 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 114
Docket Number: SCBD-6167
Date: December 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 115
Docket Number: SCBD-6193
Date: December 9, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 106
Docket Number: 113072
Justia Opinion Summary: A church filed a claim with its insurer for damage to its sanctuary after a severe winter storm. The insurer hired an independent insurance adjuster to adjust the claim. The church eventually filed suit against both its…
Date: December 8, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 107
Docket Number: SCBD-6051
Date: December 8, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 108
Docket Number: SCBD-6210
Date: December 2, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 105
Docket Number: 112867
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Jerry Fent, challenged Senate Bill No. 1246, alleging that because it was a revenue bill and subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma Constitution art. 5, sec. 33, was unconstitutional because the…
Date: November 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 102
Docket Number: 111922
Justia Opinion Summary: The trial judge denied the appellants' motion to compel arbitration on the ground that there was no binding arbitration agreement. The trial judge ruled that Tamera Nelson did not have authority to sign an arbitration…
Date: November 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 101
Docket Number: 113237
Date: November 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 103
Docket Number: SCBD-6153
Date: November 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 100
Date: November 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 104
Docket Number: SCBD-6111
Date: November 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 99
Docket Number: SCBD-6187
Date: November 18, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 97
Docket Number: 111096
Date: November 18, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 95
Docket Number: 112489
Justia Opinion Summary: The main issue on appeal in this case was whether the purchase of electricity and natural gas utility services qualifies for a sales tax exemption. Appellant-taxpayer American Airlines, Inc., ("AA") was denied a refund…
Date: November 18, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 96
Docket Number: SCBD-6120
Date: November 17, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 98
Docket Number: 113270
Date: November 12, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 92
Docket Number: 113018
Justia Opinion Summary: Partners in a civil union signed co-parenting agreements designating Plaintiff as the parent of Defendant's two biological children. Upon their separation and dissolution of the civil union, Plaintiff continued to act as…
Date: November 12, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 93
Docket Number: SCBD-6154
Date: November 10, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 94
Date: November 4, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 91
Docket Number: 113355
Date: October 31, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 89
Date: October 28, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 88
Docket Numbers: 111786, Consol. w/111870
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants Homesales, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Jason L. Howell, appealed the district court's order certifying this case as a class action at the request of Appellee Marshall County. This case centered on the…
Date: October 21, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 86
Docket Number: 112132
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Shaloa Edwards brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the City of Sallisaw, the city manager, and the mayor. Plaintiff was the elected police chief of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, and just prior…
Date: October 21, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 87
Docket Number: 112208
Justia Opinion Summary: After settling a federal lawsuit brought by plaintiffs for $13,500,000.00, the sheriff of Delaware County and the County Commissioners demanded that the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Self Insurance…
Date: October 14, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 85
Docket Number: 111905
Justia Opinion Summary: The issue this case presented for the Supreme Court's review centered on the termination Respondent-appellant Billy McCall's (Father) parental rights to K.P.M.A. (Child). Child was born out-of-wedlock to T.Z. (Mother) in…
Date: October 13, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 84
Docket Number: SCBD-6178
Date: October 6, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 93
Docket Number: SCBD-6156
Date: September 30, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 80
Docket Number: 111775
Justia Opinion Summary: Cleo Boler was admitted to Grace Living Center - Norman, in January 2010 and was a resident there until January 2012. Judy Little, as Cleo Boler's attorney in fact, signed the admission documents which included a…
Date: September 30, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 81
Docket Number: 111804
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal was the second appeal in a dispute between Taxpayer-appellant J. Clark Bundren, M.D. and appellees City of Tulsa and Tulsa Hills, LLC. The two issues in that case were: (1) whether Taxpayer should have been…
Date: September 30, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 82
Docket Number: SCBD-6177
Date: September 22, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 79
Docket Number: SCBD-6157
Date: September 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 78
Docket Number: SCBD-6101
Date: September 8, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 76
Docket Number: 113156
Date: September 8, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 77
Date: July 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 74
Docket Number: 112993
Date: July 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 68
Docket Number: 108555
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant Erica Wood sued Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City for injuries she suffered after she slipped and fell on ice that had accumulated on sidewalks, pavement, and grass surrounding the Defendant's automobile…
Date: July 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 73
Docket Number: SCBD-6038
Date: July 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 71
Docket Number: SCBD-6142
Date: July 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 67
Docket Number: SCBD-6064
Date: July 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 72
Docket Numbers: SCBD-6121, OBAD-1992
Date: July 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 70
Docket Number: SCBD-6153
Date: July 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 69
Docket Number: SCBD-6154
Date: July 1, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 62
Docket Number: 111114
Justia Opinion Summary: Claimant Andres Carbajal alleged he was injured when scaffolding he was on was blown over and he fell while working on a construction project in Okmulgee. He filed a claim in the Workers' Compensation Court and alleged…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 55
Docket Number: 108190
Justia Opinion Summary: Debbie Roca (Houston) and Carlos Roca divorced in 1990. The decree of divorce included a child support computation which obligated Roca to pay the sum of $403.70 each month. After ten years of non-payment Houston cited…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 61
Docket Number: 108614
Justia Opinion Summary: Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO) insured Defendant Mark Valentine pursuant to a claims made policy with a policy period from July 1, 2004, to December 31, 2006. On November 1, 2004, Valentine operated on…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 57
Docket Number: 111
Justia Opinion Summary: The Tulsa County Assessor assessed ad valorem taxes on portions of real property owned by the respondent-appellees (and taxpayers) William Warren Medical Research Center and Montereau, Inc. The taxpayers challenged the…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 52
Docket Number: 111
Justia Opinion Summary: In this appeal, the issue this case presented to the Supreme Court was whether a transfer of real property between affiliated business entities constituted a "sale" for purposes of the Documentary Stamp Tax Act.…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 56
Docket Number: 111492 (Consol. w/111961)
Justia Opinion Summary: A daughter was appointed special guardian for her parents. Two lawyers entered an appearance on behalf of the parents and alleged that the parents had selected them as nominated counsel. The daughter sought to be named…
Date: June 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 58
Docket Numbers: 111643, Comp. w/111502
Date: June 23, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 60
Date: June 17, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 50
Docket Number: 111218
Justia Opinion Summary: On November 14, 2009, sewage entered into and damaged the home of plaintiffs Justin and Brandy Porter. At the time, Plaintiffs' home was insured by defendant Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company under a…
Date: June 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 53
Docket Number: SCBD-6139
Date: June 16, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 54
Docket Number: SCBD-6140
Date: June 12, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 51
Docket Numbers: SCBD-6121, OBAD-1992
Date: June 10, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 48
Docket Number: 111463
Justia Opinion Summary: The issue this case presented to the Oklahoma Supreme Court centered on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals' decision to reverse the trial court's order granting a temporary injunction against the Defendant-Appellant,…
Date: June 10, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 49
Docket Number: 111985
Justia Opinion Summary: The Attorney General (AG) brought suit against Native Wholesale Supply alleging violations of the Oklahoma Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act. In 1998, four of the largest tobacco product manufacturers and…
Date: June 3, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 47
Docket Number: 110896
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant, the State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation ("ODOT"), filed a condemnation proceeding against Lamar Advertising of Oklahoma Inc., and Lamar Central Outdoor, Inc., for the removal of…
Date: May 27, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 43
Docket Number: 111317
Justia Opinion Summary: Two customers of Wagoner County Rural Water District No. 2 contested the rate charged for providing water to their respective recreational vehicle parks. The customers complained they were charged more for water service…
Date: May 27, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 44
Docket Number: SCBD-6130
Date: May 20, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 42
Docket Number: 111971
Justia Opinion Summary: Kyle Smith was allegedly drag racing on a motorcycle. A Stillwater police officer attempted to stop Smith. When he failed to stop, several Payne County and City of Stillwater law enforcement officers pursued Smith. In…
Date: May 13, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 39
Docket Number: 112058
Justia Opinion Summary: Employee Chester Rouse filed a wrongful termination suit against the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) and Daniel S. Sullivan. The petition alleged GRDA and Mr. Sullivan terminated him in retaliation for filing an…
Date: May 13, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 41
Docket Number: 112292
Justia Opinion Summary: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma certified three questions of Oklahoma law to the state Supreme Court. Plaintiff, a probationary police trainee, filed suit in the federal court…
Date: May 6, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 38
Docket Number: 110574
Justia Opinion Summary: Glenhurst Homeowners Association ("HOA") filed an action against Xi Family Trust and Xiang Yu Ren ("homeowner"), for breach of real property covenants. The HOA's Petition argued that the covenant for the Glenhurst…
Date: May 6, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 37
Docket Number: 111418
Justia Opinion Summary: The issue this case presented to the Oklahoma Supreme Court was whether a delay of approximately twenty months in scheduling a driver's license revocation hearing was a violation of the driver's constitutional right to a…
Date: May 5, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 36
Docket Number: SCBD-6120
Date: April 29, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 35
Docket Number: 110829
Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent-claimant, Ben Snell was employed by petitioner-employer Kentucky Fried Chicken of McAlester. He alleged that while at work he slipped and fell while carrying a tray of chicken weighing approximately 40 to 50…
Date: April 23, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 34
Docket Number: 112741
Justia Opinion Summary: Condemned prisoners Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner filed a declaratory judgment action to challenge various practices by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in carrying out their death penalty sentences. The…
Date: April 22, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 31
Docket Number: 109886
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant CDR Systems Corporation entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell all of its assets. In August 2009, CDR filed its 2008 Oklahoma Small Business Corporation Income Tax Return and claimed the Oklahoma…
Date: April 22, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 30
Docket Number: 111038
Justia Opinion Summary: Claimant was injured at work as she walked out a door used by employees to exit Employer's school building. A rug outside the door slipped out from under her, causing her to fall. At the time of this accident, claimant…
Date: April 21, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 33
Docket Numbers: 112741, 112764, Consol. w/112764
Date: April 21, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 32
Date: April 17, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 29
Docket Number: 112607
Date: April 17, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 28
Docket Numbers: 112741, 112764, Consol. w/112764
Date: April 15, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 27
Docket Number: SCBD-5674
Date: April 8, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 25
Docket Number: SCBD-6019
Date: April 7, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 26
Docket Number: SCBD-3319
Date: April 1, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 22
Docket Number: 112222
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant Walter Hall was allegedly injured while being transported to a medical appointment by a private prison facility, GEO. Two years and two months later, he filed a lawsuit against it for negligence. GEO…
Date: April 1, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 23
Docket Number: 112264
Justia Opinion Summary: On Sept. 18, 2013, Initiative Petition No. 397, State Question 767 was filed with Secretary of State. The Initiative Petition proposes amendments to the State Constitution with an ultimate primary purpose of constructing…
Date: March 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 20
Docket Number: SCBD-6001
Date: March 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 21
Docket Number: SCBD-6018
Date: March 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 17
Date: March 24, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 18
Date: March 11, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 15
Docket Number: 108468
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs-appellees Jackie and Marcia Ellison, along with Richard M. Healy, P.C., Jayne Jarnigan Robertson, P.C., and Michael J. Blascheke, P.C., sued defendants-appellants, Michael D. Campbell and M.D. Campbell &…
Date: March 11, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 14
Docket Number: 112240
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Tulsa Stockyards, Inc. challenged the constitutionality of the CompSource Mutual Insurance Company Act (85 O.S.Supp.2013, secs. 375.1 et seq.). The Act required CompSource Oklahoma be restructured to do…
Date: March 4, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 13
Docket Numbers: OBAD-1953, SCBD-5992
Date: February 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 11
Docket Number: 111223
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff City of Jenks sought a declaration that the defendant, a probationary police trainee employed by plaintiff, was an at-will employee and that 11 O.S.2011, secs. 50-123, did not require plaintiff to provide a…
Date: February 25, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 10
Docket Number: 111717
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against her former employer alleging the employer violated both federal law and the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act (OADA) in terminating her employment. Specifically, she alleged her employer…
Date: February 20, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 9
Date: February 11, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 8
Docket Number: 111290
Justia Opinion Summary: Registered Voter Delilah Gentges sued the Oklahoma State Election Board in the district court of Tulsa County to prevent implementation of SB 692, commonly known as the Voter ID Act. Gentges alleged she had standing as a…
Date: February 11, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 6
Docket Number: 112270
Justia Opinion Summary: Oklahoma resident Plaintiff-Appellant Samantha Guffey filed a lawsuit against Defendants Odil Ostonakulov and Motorcars of Nashville, Inc. (MNI), a resident of Tennessee and a Tennessee corporation, respectively, in the…
Date: February 10, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 7
Docket Number: SCBD-6094
Date: February 4, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 4
Docket Number: SCBD-5864
Date: January 28, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 3
Docket Number: 111586
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-Appellee Mark Muratore was arrested for driving under the influence. He submitted to a breathalyzer test, administered using the Intoxilyzer 8000. As a result of the test, the Department of Public Safety…
Date: January 14, 2014
Citation: 2014 OK 1
Docket Numbers: 6009, SCBD-5775
