Legal Opinion
Godfrey v. City of Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 22, 1977No. 49218PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
This is an appeal in an inverse condemnation suit from an award in favor of Richard Godfrey against Department of Highways of the State of Oklahoma (State) and the City of Oklahoma City (City). The lawsuit was filed in 1972 by Godfrey alleging that in the process of constructing an access road to Interstate 240, a small corner of his property was taken without his consent, damaging his property and lessening its value. Commissioners were appointed and they returned their appraisal. At hearing the court found the defendants and each of them had taken a portion of Godfrey’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- State Ex Rel. City of Ardmore v. WintersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
- Wilson v. City of FargoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- Crittenden County v. LoweryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Postlethweighte, County Judge v. ToweryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Vaughn v. City of MuskogeeCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015