CORTRIGHT v. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY

No. 88539.

951 P.2d 93 (1997)

1997 OK 158

Cynthia S. CORTRIGHT, Appellant, v. The CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, a municipal corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

December 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Patton, Oklahoma City, for Appellant.

Amy Gray Douglas, Oklahoma City, for Appellee.


ALMA WILSON, Justice:

¶ 1 The dispositive question is whether dismissal is premature where the parties dispute the beginning date of the 180-day limitation period specified in 51 O.S.Supp.1995, § 157(B) for commencement of a governmental tort claims action. We answer in the affirmative.

¶ 2 The following facts are not disputed. On April 22, 1995, sewage backed-up into the residence of Cynthia S. Cortright...

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