Legal Opinion
Ellison v. Walker
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 29, 1955No. 36105PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Chief Justice.
The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.
Hugh" Walker as plaintiff brought an action in the District Court of Oklahoma County against defendant, Kenneth Ellison, to recover $3,000 damage to his dwelling house allegedly caused by the vibrations of defendant’s drilling and operation of an oil and gas well in the immediate vicinity of his property. It was alleged that the vibration caused the house foundation to sink and the plaster to crack; that the floors are no longer level and the doors and window sashes have become loose and rickety…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- British-American Oil Producing Co. v. McClainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Oden v. RussellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Silva v. City Council of City of McAlesterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Remund v. McCoolSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. FlingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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