Legal Opinion
Oklahoma City v. Wells
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1939No. 28296PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment and order of the district court of Oklahoma county in a proceeding commenced by defendants in error to recover for the taking of certain real property by the city of Oklahoma City for public park purposes.
The property involved is lot 7, in block 2T, original town site of Oklahoma City; said lot is 25x140 feet facing east on Broadway between First and Second streets. It formed a part of the right of way of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, taken over by the city on December 4, 1930.
A. C. Wells obtained title to the lot at the opening of the…
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