Legal Opinion
The Ohio Oil Company, a Corporation v. Ralph Elliott and Ella Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1958No. 5716_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant seeks relief from a judgment entered upon a verdict favoring appellees, plaintiffs below, for damages to livestock allegedly caused by the tortious salt water pollution of McCardio Creek in Caddo County, Oklahoma. The jury’s award allowed $5,000 for cattle which died and $2,000 for cattle which were injured as the result of drinking the tainted water. Appellant contends the evidence to be insufficient to warrant submission to the jury of the issues of negligence and proximate cause and asserts further error in the amount of allowable damages. Each of these…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation v. FisherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Deep Rock Oil Corporation v. GriffethSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Devonian Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Owen-Osage Oil & Gas Co. v. LongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Tidewater Oil Company v. George E. Jackson and Karl B. Jackson, Doing Business in Partnership as Jackson BrothersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Catherine Hitchcock, Administratrix of the Estate of Claud Hawkins, Deceased v. Cecil E. WeddleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Cleary Petroleum, Inc. v. CopenhaverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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