# Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial Hospital

> Supreme Court of Oklahoma · January 16, 1996 · 67 O.B.A.J. 206

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9844174

## Case

- **Full name:** Rebecca M. BIVINS and Nancy J. Enox, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Rosemary Williams, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Oklahoma Ex Rel. OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; Sherri Durica, M.D.; Donald Carter, M.D.; Randy Eichner, M.D.; Tim Hepner, M.D.; R. Parham, M.D.; Selby, M.D. (First Name Unknown); L. Brooks, M.D.; John Doe, M.D. (Radiologist); J. Raunikar, M.D.; T. Ingmire, M.D.; R. Elwood, M.D.; Silvester, M.D., Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- **Decided:** January 16, 1996
- **Citations:** 67 O.B.A.J. 206; 917 P.2d 456; 1996 OK 5; 1996 Okla. LEXIS 4; 1996 WL 14535
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Watt
- **Judges:** Ala, Wilson, Kauger, Lavender, Summers, Simms, Hargrave, Hodges, Watt
- **Cited by:** 94 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that public interest in protecting state from unwarranted claims and timely settling those that are clearly meritorious convinced Court that post-notice requests should have "serious legal effect"
- holding a governmental entity's request for information after filing a GTCA notice extended the time for filing suit and noting that "[plublic policy would generally favor amendments"

## Opinion text

WATT, Justice,
with whom HODGES, Justice, joins, dissenting.
I dissent to Part II of today’s opinion for the reasons set out in my dissent in Anderson v. Eichner, 890 P.2d 1329 (Okla. 1994).
I dissent to Part III of the opinion because it is contrary to extant GTCA jurisprudence, Trent v. Board of County Commissioners, 755 P.2d 615 (Okla.1988), and its progeny.

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