Legal Opinion
Fairfax Oil Co. v. Bolinger
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 3, 1939No. 28815PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Defendant below appeals from a judgment rendered on a verdict for damages to plaintiff’s real property occasioned by vibrations emanating from defendant’s drilling oil and gas well located on adjacent premises.
The action was prosecuted on the theory that the well had become a private nuisance, causing injury to plaintiff’s property for which defendant was answerable in damages (sections 11489, 11501, O. S. 1931, 50 Okla. Stat. Ann. §§ 1, 13; Epps v. Ellison, 82 Okla. 224, 200 P. 160); or, if not a nuisance, the well caused damages which are compensable by defendant under section 23, art. 2,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kenyon v. Edmundson, Adm'rSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Weaver v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- St. Louis-S. F. Ry. Co. v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. LarkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
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3Cited by23 opinions
- British-American Oil Producing Co. v. McClainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Garland Coal & Mining Co. v. FewCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- West Edmond Salt Water Disposal Ass'n v. RosecransSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Greyhound Leasing & Financial Corporation, on Behalf of Itself and Others Similarly Situated v. Joiner City UnitCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- LAUBENSTEIN v. BODE TOWER, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2016
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