Public Service Co. of Oklahoma v. Hawkins

Plaintiff’s deceased husband lost his life in Tulsa county, Okla., while working as a lineman in the employ of defendant, a domestic corporation.

Defendant, upon appeal, asserts that venue of the action lies exclusively in Tulsa county under 12 O. S. 1941 § 134, which it claims governs under the facts here. It contends that the opinions in First National Bank of Seminole v. Henshaw, 169 Okla. 49, 35 P. 2d 898, and Atlas Life Ins. Co. v. Randle, 190 Okla. 680, 126 P. 2d 517, conclusively support its position in that regard. In its reply brief it calls attention to other reported decisions and…