City of Oklahoma City v. Hoke
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; John W. Hayson, Judge. Action by Charles E. Hoke against the city of Oklahoma City. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcNEILL, J.
This action was instituted by the defendant in error in the district court of Oklahoma county to recover the sum of 8600 as damages for the destruction of a corn crop by an overflow of the North Canadian river, which was occasioned by the alleged negligent and wrongful erection and maintenance by the plaintiff in error of a dam across a certain drainage ditch near the land.
The facts are that a drainage district was created southwest of Oklahoma City along the North Canadian river to straighten the river through several drainage ditches and to increase the flow through certain channels and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Fisher v. New Bern.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Fretz v. City of EdmondSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Calef v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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- Dooley v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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