City of Oklahoma City v. Wright
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Geo. W. Clark, Judge, Action by John R. Wright and wife against the City of Oklahoma City, a municipal corporation. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
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Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Geo. W. Clark, Judge, Action by John R. Wright and wife against the City of Oklahoma City, a municipal corporation. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error. Pending hearing in this court, John R. Wright died, and the cause of action was revived in the trial court by his widow and only child, and they moved dismissal of this proceeding on the ground that no motion to revive had been filed here within one year after appointment of his personal representative.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MATHEWS, C.
On' October 12, 1912, in an action instituted by John R. Wright and wife against the’ city of Oklahoma City, the plaintiffs recovered judgment for the possession of certain real estate.
Defendant perfected an appeal to this court on April 8, 1913. On June 1, 1913, the said John R. Wright died. On August 9, 1913, Augusta Wright was appointed executrix of the estate of the said deceased. On the 12th day of November, 1913, the cause of action was revived in the trial court upon the motion of the said Augusta Wright, the widow, and of Ella Elizabeth Smith, the- only child of…
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