Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Superior Oil Co. of California
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 17, 1964No. 39676PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
An attorney, Ted R. Fisher, as plaintiff, brought this action against numerous defendants who own leases and mineral interest in the Ringwood Oil Field in Major County, Oklahoma. The action was brought upon the equitable principle that a court of equity will order an allowance of attorney fees to an attorney who at his own expense has maintained a successful action and created a fund in which others may share with his clients. The ultimate question for our decision is whether the trial court erred in refusing to direct the payment of attorney fees to the plaintiff in this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Townsend v. Creekmore-Rooney CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- County of Tulare v. City of DinubaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Colley v. SappSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- State Ex Rel. Board of Com'rs of Harmon County v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
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