Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Barton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 19, 1960No. 39414PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Justice.
The city of Oklahoma City for years owned and operated a water distribution system in the City; and to serve imperative needs the City recently acquired and completed a large water reservoir near Atoka, more than one hundred miles from the City.
To make desirable provision for construction of a water transportation system from “reservoir” to City, and to pay the costs thereof and to provide for continuing distribution of water in the City there was created the Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority, a public charitable trust, with R. Lewis Barton and Richard W. Camp,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of County Commissioners v. WarramSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Morris v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Meder v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Woodward v. City of AnadarkoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
3Cited by17 opinions
- Smith v. Baptist Foundation of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority v. HTB, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Arthur v. City of StillwaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Shotts v. HughSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- State ex rel. Williamson v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
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