Case Title: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BROWN

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Docket Number: 110323

State: oklahoma

Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court

Date: 2013-12-09T00:00:00Z

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BROWN  IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BROWN 2013 OK 102 Case Number: 110323 Decided: 12/09/2013 THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD LAVERNE BROWN, s/p/a GERALD L. BROWN, deceased, Appellant, v. JESSIE L. BROWN, INDIVIDUALLY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD LAVERNE BROWN, deceased, Appellee. ORDER The petition for certiorari is premature because the Court of Civil Appeals Division III Opinion filed on September 9, 2013, lacks a majority vote. Pursuant to the Okla. Const. art. 7, §5, a concurrence of the majority of the Justices is necessary to decide any question. Likewise, a majority of three panel members of the Court of Civil Appeals is required for a majority decision. 20 O.S. 2011 §30.2. Concurring, and concurring specially votes are treated as a full concurrence and may be counted in obtaining a majority vote. Concurring-in-result and concurring-in-judgment votes may not be counted as votes to form a majority opinion.1 The opinion is hereby vacated and this cause is remanded to the Court of Civil Appeals Division III for the issuance of a majority opinion.2 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 9th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2013. /S/VICE - CHIEF JUSTICE REIF, V.C.J., KAUGER, WINCHESTER, EDMONDSON, TAYLOR, COMBS, GURICH, JJ., concur. COLBERT, C.J, WATT, J., dissent. FOOT