Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. State Ex Rel. Vassar
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 19, 1940No. 28447PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanner, J.
The defendant is a public service corporation. It had owned a vacant lot within the incorporated city of Chandler since the year 1924. Said lot was not necessary for the transaction and operation of defendant’s business as such public service corporation.
In 1937 the county attorney instituted this action, in the name of the state, to cause the title to be escheated. The trial court overruled the defandant’s demurrer to the petition alleging the foregoing facts. The defendant excepted and elected to stand upon the demurrer, whereupon the court entered judgment escheating the lot, ordering same…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Southern Express Co. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Finerty v. First Nat. Bank of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Protest of Carter Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- Charleston & South Side Bridge Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Parwal Inv. Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Cowart v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Darnell v. Chrysler Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Blankenship v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 314Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Earnest, Inc. v. LeGrandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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