City of Okmulgee v. Shelton

This suit was for recovery of the rental value of a 40-acre tract of land owned by plaintiff for the years 1946 and 1947.

This property was approximately four miles west of Okmulgee. In 1926 the city of Okmulgee had constructed a lake from which the city of Okmulgee obtained water. In order to bring the water to the city of Okmulgee it has constructed a pipe line across plaintiffs’ property. This was laid by virtue of an easement obtained from plaintiffs’ predecessors in interest. The water line was a concrete thirty-six inch (36") diameter pipe, its joints being (12) feet in length. The…