Means v. Blevins

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 11, 1995

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · decided 1995-07-11

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 2012

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“Application to assume original jurisdiction is granted. Taxpayer objected to evaluation of property but failed to give statutory notice to County Treasurer that appeal had been taken. Let writ issue prohibiting respondent judge from proceeding in Cause No. CJ-93-4388 on the docket of the District Court Oklahoma County for lack of jurisdiction for failure to comply with 68 O.S8.1991 § 2884(B). Dolese Bros. Co. v. Board of Com'rs of Comanche County, 151 Okl. 110 , 2 P.2d 955 (1931).”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Cactus Drilling Co. v. Hefley

Relies on Dolese Bros. Co. v. Board of Com'rs of Comanche Cty.

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Decided 1995-07-11

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¶1ORDER

¶2Petitioners/County Assessor and Board of Equalization seek to prohibit respondent judge from proceeding further in an ad valo-rem tax evaluation appealed to the district court based on lack of jurisdiction.

¶3Application to assume original jurisdiction is granted. Taxpayer objected to evaluation of property but failed to give statutory notice to County Treasurer that appeal had been taken. Let writ issue prohibiting respondent judge from proceeding in Cause No. CJ-93-4383 on the docket of the District Court Oklahoma County for lack of jurisdiction for failure to comply with 68 O.S.1991 § 2884(B). Dolese Bros. Co. v. Board of Com’rs of Comanche County, 151 Okl. 110, 2 P.2d 955 (1931).

ALMA WILSON, C.J., and HODGES, LAVENDER, SIMMS, HARGRAVE, SUMMERS and WATT, JJ., concur.KAUGER, V.C.J., not participating.