Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals

Decisions IN RE THE MATTER OF BECK2023 OK CIV APP 47Case Number: 120941Decided: 03/09/2023Mandate Issued: 12/06/2023 ¶1 This case arises from an Order of the trial court that granted summary judgment following the conclusion of a non-jury determination of heirs proceeding. Based on an Acknowledgment of Paternity executed in 1977 by the decedent, Herman Beck,…

Decisions GRIGGS v. NEW DOMINION2022 OK CIV APP 42Case Number: 119185Decided: 10/26/2022Mandate Issued: 12/29/2022 ¶1 Plaintiffs Lisa Griggs and April Marler, on behalf of themselves and other Oklahoma citizens similarly situated, appeal the trial court order granting the motions to strike the class allegations in Plaintiffs’ class action petition, motions which were filed by Defendants New…

Decisions YATES v. GANNETT CO.2022 OK CIV APP 41Case Number: 119414Decided: 11/15/2021Mandate Issued: 12/15/2022 ¶1 Appellant Travis Yates, a Tulsa police major, appeals the trial court’s February 22, 2021 Order granting the media Appellees’ Motions to Dismiss his claims for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false light invasion of privacy, and malicious wrong pursuant to…

Decisions GRINN v. OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION2022 OK CIV APP 40Case Number: 119727Decided: 11/04/2022Mandate Issued: 11/30/2022 ¶1 Matthew Grinn appeals a decision of the district court affirming a ruling of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Board of Review (OESC or the commission) denying him unemployment benefits on the grounds that he was discharged for “misconduct” pursuant…

Decisions LAWSON v. SEQUOYAH COUNTY 911 TRUST AUTHORITY2022 OK CIV APP 39Case Number: 120533Decided: 07/29/2022Mandate Issued: 11/09/2022DIVISION III ¶1 The controversy at issue in this case involves the policy of the Sequoyah County 911 Trust Authority to refer private individuals to the Court Clerk’s Office or to the on-line source found at www.odcr.com when warrant information has been…

Decisions TOKLAN OIL AND GAS CORP. v. CITIZEN ENERGY III2022 OK CIV APP 37Case Number: 119610Decided: 12/10/2021Mandate Issued: 11/02/2022DIVISION I Appellant Toklan Oil and Gas Corporation seeks review of Order No. 718145 (the “Order”) of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (“Commission”) granting Appellee Citizen Energy III, LLC’s application for an order pooling the interest, designating the operator,…

Decisions THE B&F CORPORATION v. CAVERS2022 OK CIV APP 35Case Number: 120024Decided: 09/23/2022Mandate Issued: 10/19/2022 ¶1 In this small claims proceeding, Kellie C. Cavers appeals from the trial court’s order prohibiting her attorney-in-fact from appearing in the proceedings and from its order granting judgment to The B&F Corporation d/b/a OK Loan Service (Plaintiff). We affirm.

Decisions B&B BUCKLES PROPERTIES v. OIL PRODUCERS INC. OF KANSAS2022 OK CIV APP 34Case Number: 119137Decided: 10/19/2021Mandate Issued: 10/12/2022 ¶1 Plaintiff B&B Buckles Properties, LLC (Buckles) appeals judgment following non-jury trial entered in favor of operator, Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas (OPIK), and a group of lessees or working interest owners holding an interest in an…

Decisions IN RE CITY OF EUFAULA INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 32022 OK CIV APP 29Case Number: 119419Decided: 07/21/2022Mandate Issued: 08/17/2022 ¶1 Martha Sellers appeals a decision of the district court interpreting a municipal election statute, 11 O.S. 2011, § 18-101. The court found that § 18-101 requires that only the pre-circulation copy of an initiative petition need be…