Legal Opinion · Dissent
Corbyn v. Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 5, 1946No. 32066Published
1DissentRiley, J.
Marmaduke Corbyn appeals from a judgment determining that J. H. Peters was the owner of the south 40 feet, lot 26, block 49, Original Plat of Oklahoma City, on December 4, 1930, when the land was abandoned for railroad use. The judgment determined that John Peters et al. were the sole heirs of J. H. Peters, deceased; that they were entitled to recover the value of the property as compensation for its appropriation to another public use, towit, park purposes, by the defendant Oklahoma City.
The townsite trustees of Oklahoma City conveyed by deed, title to the lot, fee simple absolute, to Peter…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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