Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority v. Oklahoma Tax Commission

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, 925 P.2d 55 (Okla. 1996)
1996 OK 97; 67 O.B.A.J. 2785; 1996 Okla. LEXIS 110
Wilson, Kauger, Hodges, Lavender, Simms, Hargrave, Opala, Summers, Watt

Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority v. Oklahoma Tax Commission

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Appellee’s motion to dismiss this appeal is denied. Although the filing of a notice of appeal with the Tax Commission within 10 days from the date of the mailing of the order is required by 68 O.S.1991 § 225(a), this statute does not provide that the filing of such a notice is a jurisdictional prerequisite to the commencement of an appeal. We will not hold that it does.

The terms of Art. 5, § 46 of the Oklahoma Constitution command that general rules of appellate process be symmetrical and apply across the board. Johnson v. Tony’s Town Mister Quik, 915 P.2d 355 (Okl. 1996).

This appeal from a Tax Commission order, which was properly and timely commenced in compliance with Rule 1.125 et seq. of the Rules of Appellate Procedure- in Civil Cases, shall proceed.

WILSON, C.J., KAUGER, V.C.J., and HODGES, LAVENDER, SIMMS, HARGRAVE, OPALA, and SUMMERS, JJ., concur. WATT, J., concurs by reason of stare decisis.

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Full Case Name
TULSA COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY v. OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published