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Beedle v. DarbyBeedle v. Darby

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jan 10, 2000
No. 93,905
Reporters:
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Before:
Boudreau

ORDER

¶ 1 Original jurisdiction is assumed. Art. 7 § 4, Okla. Const.; Hill v. Graham, 1967 OK ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍10, ¶21, 424 P.2d 35, 38. After hearing in this Court with all parties present the Court holds that the real party in interest, Jackson County Memorial ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍Hospital (or Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority), is a political subdivision of the State, 51 O.S.Supp.1994 § 152(8)(d), and is therefore barred from bringing an action for libel. First ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍Amendment, U.S. Const.; Art. 2 § 22, Okla. Const.

¶ 2 Let the writ issue directing the respondent/judge to dismiss with prejudice the underlying libel action in Cause No. ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍CJ-99-56, on the docket of the District Court, Jackson County.

¶ 3 DONE BY THE ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 10th DAY OF JANUARY, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍2000.

*935¶ 4 SUMMERS, C.J., HARGRAVE, V.C.J., LAVENDER, OPALA, KAUGER, WATT, and BOUDREAU, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Beedle v. Darby
Court Name: Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Date Published: Jan 10, 2000
Citations: 996 P.2d 934; 2000 OK 1; 2000 WL 45838; 2000 Okla. LEXIS 48; No. 93,905
Docket Number: No. 93,905
Court Abbreviation: Okla.
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