Opinion ID: 1184580
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Heading: Oral Statements as a Filing

Text: The School District is a political subdivision of the state. [3] Therefore it would normally be immune from suit; and the right to sue is an exception created by statute. [4] We have consistently held that where a cause of action is based upon a statute, full compliance with its requirements is a condition precedent to the right to maintain a suit. [5] In order to so meet the requirements of the statute quoted above and fulfill its intended purpose, the filing of a claim should include these essentials: that it be in writing; [6] that it contain a brief statement of the facts and the nature of the claim asserted; that it be subscribed by the party required to give it and who intends to rely on it; that it be directed to and delivered to someone authorized to or responsible for receiving it; and that this be done within the prescribed time. [7] It should require no exposition to demonstrate that the oral conversation with the school principal, and the fact that he turned in a report to the School District, do not satisfy the foregoing requirements.