# Vannerson v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Okl.

> Supreme Court of Oklahoma · September 26, 1989 · 784 P.2d 1053

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9630329

## Case

- **Full name:** Stanley VANNERSON, Appellee, v. the BOARD OF REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, a Body Corporate; William Banowsky, President; Lewis Findley, Coordinator of Housing; And Morris B. Kinder, Director of the Physical Plant, Appellants
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- **Decided:** September 26, 1989
- **Citations:** 784 P.2d 1053; 4 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1467; 1989 OK 125; 1989 Okla. LEXIS 151; 1989 WL 109800
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Simms
- **Judges:** Alma, Doolin, Hargrave, Hodges, Kauger, Lavender, Opala, Simms, Summers, Wilson
- **Cited by:** 21 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that the employers “internal policy that custodial department records be accurate fails to rise to the level of a constitutional, statutory or decisional statement of public policy of the State of Oklahoma” required to state a claim under Burk
- holding employee could bring public policy claim if he could show that he was terminated for alleging that his supervisor made an illegal disposition of state-owned property

## Opinion text

SIMMS, Justice,
concurring in part, dissenting in part:
I concur with that portion of the decision which reverses the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff. I dissent from that portion which remands the matter to the trial court to receive a new trial as to the tile incident. I would reverse the trial court and remand with directions to enter judgment in favor of defendants.
I am authorized to state that Chief Justice HARGRAVE joins me in the views expressed herein.

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