Legal Opinion
B. K. Sweeney Co. v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co. Ex Rel. Sringfield Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 18, 1967No. 41317PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McINERNEY, Justice.
The sole question for decision is whether there was error in subjecting a foreign corporate defendant to suit in this state.
The present litigation was occasioned by the explosion in the communication building at a compressor station near Keyes, Oklahoma on April 29, 1960. The suit was commenced in February 1962, by Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), owner of the compressor station. CIG is a Colorado corporation domesticated in Oklahoma. As trustee of its insurer (by whom it had been indemnified), CIG sought to recover from B. K. Sweeney Company (Sweeney) damages which…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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