Opinion

Atkinson v. GURICH

  • 248 P.3d 356
  • 2011 OK 12
  • 2011 Okla. LEXIS 12
  • 2011 WL 598729
Court
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Filed
Feb 22, 2011
Status
Published
Author
Taylor
On the bench
Taylor, Colbert, Kauger, Watt, Edmondson, Combs, Winchester, Reif
Cited by
1 cases

The opinion

TAYLOR, C.J.,

with whom WINCHESTER and REIF, JJ., join,

dissenting.

¶ 1 The property owner has requested a trial de novo in District Court. The issue at this trial will be the fair market value of the home. That presents questions of fact for the trial judge. A fair trial will require a full presentation of evidence and witnesses. Both parties are entitled to the full discovery afforded any party in a trial in district court. That includes the right to inspect the exteri- *362 or and interior construction of the property in question in order to fully inform the fact-finder of all relevant and material evidence. There can be no fair trial without the opportunity to present all admissible evidence to the trial judge. The property owner asked for a trial in district court and now that trial should proceed in a regular and routine fashion in accordance with the rules of evidence and discovery.

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