Legal Opinion
Spaur v. City of Pawhuska
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 16, 1935No. 23439PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBusby, J.
On November 19, 1931, Calvin Spaur, a seven year old child, was killed by a motor-driven truck while crossing a street in the city of Pawhuska. The truck was owned by the city and was being driven by one Jack Camp, a city employee.
The parents of the child, Ed. E. Spaur and Lenora Spanr, commenced this action in the district court of Osage county in which they seek to recover from the city of Pawhuska, a municipal corporation, the sum of $55,254 for the death of their son, which they allege was caused by the negligence of the city employee who was driving the truck.
With respect to the nature…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Scibilia v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Harris v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Oklahoma City v. FosterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- City of Shawnee v. RoushSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Wentz v. BrookshireSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Hagerman v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1937
- City of Altus v. MartinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Payton v. City of AnadarkoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Lewis v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Gebhardt v. City Council of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1936
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