Legal Opinion
Orth v. Gregory
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 15, 1924No. 12818PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
STEPHENSON, C.
In the year 1910, S. W. Gregory, by his general warranty deed, conveyed a strip of land across a quarter section to the Wichita Falls ’ & Northwestern Railway Company for use as a railroad right of way. The railroad company partially prepared a roadbed on the strip of land, but did not proceed farther with the work of completion. Charles Orth became the purchaser at a sheriff’s sale in foreclosure proceedings of the interest of the railway company in the property in 1910. Neither the railway company nor Chas. Orth has taken any steps to complete the construction of a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lamb v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Santa Fe, L. E. R. Co. v. LauneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Canadian River R. v. Wichita Falls & N. W. R. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Croker v. ShurleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Oklahoma City v. DobbinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- City of Ardmore v. KnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
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