Legal Opinion
City of Del City v. Haynes
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 13, 1971No. 42897PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Vice Chief Justice.
The City of Del City (plaintiff below) appeals a judgment rendered on jury verdict in an eminent domain proceeding brought by the City wherein Claude Haynes and Ethel Haynes (defendants below) were awarded $8,000.00 for a permanent easement across the rear of their property.
Defendant’s property extended north and south along Sunnylane Road 324 feet and ran back west a distance of 144 feet. Prior to the condemnation proceeding a small creek ran along the rear of the property. The City took a permanent easement in the rear 25 feet of the property for a drainage ditch…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hair v. WilsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- In Re Bennett's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- City of Tulsa v. HorwitzSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- Cherokee Pipe Line Company v. JurySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
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