Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. Terry Buckner, et al.

Date: 03-31-2025

Case Number: CJ-2018-5043

Judge: Daman Cantrell

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Jot Hartley

Defendant's Attorney: Max Myers - 405-564-3610

Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma condemnation law lawyer represented the Defendant who was sued by the Plaintiff on an eminent domain theory seeking to obtain certain rights, title and interest in real property owned by the Defendant for public use.

The Commissioners appointed by the Court estimated the amount of just compensation needed to compensate the Defendant to be $200,208.

Outcome: 7-2025 DISPJD


IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR TULSA COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA

JURY MINUTE WITHOUT JURORS

NOW ON THIS 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025, THE DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA RECONVENES. PRESENT AND PRESIDING: HONORABLE DAMAN CANTRELL, DISTRICT JUDGE; JANUARY 6- JANUARY 7, 2025, JANUARY 6- JANUARY 7, 2025, DEBRA GARVER, COURT REPORTER WITH GARVER COURT REPORTER. ALYSON BUSHEY, BAILIFF, ILARIA CATALANI, MINUTE CLERK. PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS WERE HAD TO WIT:

CASE NUMBER: CJ-2018-5043
OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY V. TERRY BUCKNER
CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL ON JANUARY 6, 2025. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF TURNPIKE AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY JOT HARTLEY, TRAVIS HARTLEY AND LEGAL ASSISTANT SHELLY WOOTEN. DEFENDANT, TERRY BUCKNER, REPRESENTED BY MAX MYERS AND LEGAL ASSISTANT KARYN MYERS. RULE OF SEQUESTRATION INVOKED.
THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN AS TO QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE. THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED FOR CAUSE. THREE (3) PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ARE MADE BY THE PLAINTIFF. THREE (3) PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ARE MADE BY THE DEFENDANT. TWELVE (12) JURORS AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE ARE ACCEPTED AND SWORN TO TRY THE CAUSE.
OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. BOTH SIDES PRESENT EVIDENCE, PLAINTIFFS REST. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS.
THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 04:30 PM ON JANUARY 07, 2025, THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 05:30 PM ON JANUARY 07, 2025, THE JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT, WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT, ORDERED, RECORDED, AND FILED, AND IS, TO WIT:

VERDICT.
WE, THE JURY, DULY EMPANELED AND SWORN, DO HEREBY FIND IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, TERRY BUCKNER, AND FIX THE TOTAL JUST COMPENSATION IN THE TOTAL SUM OF $210,000.

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