Legal Opinion
Keaton v. Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 30, 1940No. 28924PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, V. C. J.
This is a suit for damages, for cancellation of oil lease and for injunction, by J. R. Keaton, plaintiff, against the city of Oklahoma City, a municipal corporation, and Davon Oil Company, a corporation, defendants.
The trial court sustained the separate general demurrer of both the defendant city and the defendant Davon Oil Company. The plaintiff elected to stand upon his amended petition, and the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s amended petition and rendered judgment for the defendants.
The plaintiff, Keaton, owned lots adjoining a tract owned by the city and designated as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reichelderfer v. QuinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Beveridge v. Harper & Turner Oil TrustSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Co. v. LingenfelterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- East Chicago Co. v. City of East ChicagoIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
- Keaton v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- O'ROURKE v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
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- McConnell v. Town Clerk of TiptonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
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