Stillwater Property Owners Await Decision On Appeal

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The state Supreme Court could decide Monday whether to remove a district judge from a heated eminent domain case in Stillwater.<br/><br/>The case involves the last piece of property

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 3:37 pm

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The state Supreme Court could decide Monday whether to remove a district judge from a heated eminent domain case in Stillwater.

The case involves the last piece of property Oklahoma State University needs to build the first phase of a $316 million planned athletic village.

Last month, a Noble County judge ruled that Payne County District Judge Donald Worthington could hear the case.

An attorney for holdout homeowners Kevin and Joel McCloskey appealed to the Supreme Court, claiming the judge should be removed from the case.

They say has pre-decided its outcome by finding that the Board of Regents is constitutional and could acquire their property.