Legal Opinion

Blackwell, Enid & Southwestern Railway Co. v. Bebout

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 4, 1907PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Error from the District Court of Woods County; before J. L. Pan-coast, Trial Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

Burford, C. J.:

The defendant in error was the owner of the southeast quarter of section 28, township 20 north, range 10 west, in Woods county, Oklahoma. The Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Eailway Company, without his consent, and before commencing any proceedings to acquire a right of way, constructed its railroad across said tract and appropriated a portion of it for its right of way, and subsequently leased or transferred its property to the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company. After the strip of land for right of way had been taken and was being used for…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Searl v. School Dist. No. 2 in Lake Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Kaukauna Water Power Co. v. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Hickman v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  4. Jones v. New Orleans & Selma RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  5. Cohen v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Seitsinger v. Dockum Pontiac Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
  2. Oklahoma City v. WellsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  3. Williams Natural Gas Co. v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
  4. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. MannSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  5. Kelly v. Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954

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