summarized factors in Oklahoma

1990In Gay v. Akin, 766 P.2d 985, 990 (Okla. 1988), the court acknowledged the Federal Rules as the “progenitor of our pleading code.” The court summarized the requirement of section 2008 as follows: The Federal Rules collectively, and specifically those rules governing pleading, were designed to simplify and modernize the litigation process.

1989In Gay v. Akin, 766 P.2d 985, 990 (Okla.1988), the court acknowledged the Federal Rules as the “progenitor of our pleading code.” The court summarized the requirement of section 2008, in the following: The Federal Rules collectively, and specifically those mies governing pleading, were designed to simplify and modernize the litigation process.

1999The Court summarized the exception it had created in Salyer by stating that “the electorate of a special-purpose unit of government ... may be apportioned to give greater influence to the constituent groups found to be most affected by the governmental unit’s functions.” Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc., 430 U.S. 259, 266 , 97 S.Ct. 1047, 1052-53 , 51 L.Ed.2d 313 (1977).

1999The Court summarized the exception it had created in Salyer by stating that “the electorate of a special-purpose unit of government ... may be apportioned to give greater influence to the constituent groups found to be most affected by the governmental unit’s functions.” Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc., 430 U.S. 259, 266 , 97 S.Ct. 1047, 1052-53 , 51 L.Ed.2d 313 (1977).

1992The Court summarized this rule of law in its Syllabus to Newbern v. Farris, 149 Okla. 74 , 299 P. 192 (1931), which reads: “The character of an action is to be determined by the nature of the issues made by the pleadings and the rights and remedies of the parties, and not alone by the form in which the action is brought or by the prayer for relief ...” The issues, rights and remedies of the parties in the case at bar, as set forth in the pleadings, primarily centered upon Hood’s assertion of fraud in entering into the agreement which gave Amcana an assignment to drill a test well for gas below

1992The Court summarized this rule of law in its Syllabus to Newbern v. Farris, 149 Okla. 74 , 299 P. 192 (1931), which reads: “The character of an action is to be determined by the nature of the issues made by the pleadings and the rights and remedies of the parties, and not alone by the form in which the action is brought or by the prayer for relief ...” The issues, rights and remedies of the parties in the case at bar, as set forth in the pleadings, primarily centered upon Hood’s assertion of fraud in entering into the agreement which gave Amcana an assignment to drill a test well for gas below

1985In Manson v. Brathwaite , the Court summarized the factors as including "the opportunity to view the criminal at the time of the crime, the witness' degree of attention, the accuracy of his prior description of the criminal, the level of certainty demonstrated at the confrontation, and the time between the crime and the confrontation." Id. 432 U.S. at 114 , 97 S.Ct. at 2253 .

1985In Manson v. Brathwaite, the Court summarized the factors as including “the opportunity to view the criminal at the time of the crime, the witness’ degree of attention, the accuracy of his prior description of the criminal, the level of certainty demonstrated at the confrontation, and the time between the crime and the confrontation.” Id. 482 U.S. at 114, 97 S.Ct. at 2253 .