Legal Opinion

Britton v. Gannon

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 3, 1955No. 36249PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Justice.

Mark Gannon brought this action in the District Court of Pontotoc County against W. R; Britton on a foreign judgment rendered in favor of said Gannon against Britton in the Circuit Court of Fayette County, Illinois, in the sum of $18,000.

Defendant filed answer consisting of a genera! denial and allegations to the effect that Mark Gannon was only a nominal party; that the real party in interest was. Roy or “Spike” Gannon, brother of Mark Gannon; that said “Spike” Gannon had advised defendant that he was filing suit to recover certain personal property owned by him and defendant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Levin v. Gladstein.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. Calkin v. WolcottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
  5. Stephens v. ThomassonArizona Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Associated Engineers & Contractors, Inc. v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Pettit v. American National Bank of AustinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  3. Stearns v. StearnsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  4. Reeves Royalty Co. v. ANB Pump Truck ServiceMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Sadberry v. HopeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968

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