Legal Opinion
Severns Paving Co. v. Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 19, 1932No. 20498PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwindall, J.
This action was instituted to recover for breaches of what were alleged to be contractual obligations of the defendant city, and deemed to be capable of supporting liability ex contractu and ex delicto. It involves two paving contracts. Each contract contained the same provisions, and the material facts are the same in each instance.
Each contract contained the following paragraph, which the plaintiff contends created a contractual obligation:
“The city further agrees that it will cause the levy and collection of assessments against the property liable to the same under the laws of the state of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Hitchcock v. GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Argenti v. City of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- Conway v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- The Oneida Bank v. . the Ontario BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- City of Memphis v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Independent School Dist. No. 39 of Creek County v. Exchange National Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corporation v. CasadyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Rose Brothers, Inc. v. City of AlvaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Henning v. City of CasperWyoming Supreme Court · 1936
- Liberty National Bank v. County Excise BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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