Legal Opinion
Oklahoma City v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 21, 1947No. 32530PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, V.C.J.
In this case plaintiff seeks to recover the value of land taken and occupied by the city of Oklahoma City for municipal park purposes, and is one of that class of cases we have heretofore designated Civic Center Cases.
On March 28, 1891, Joseph C. Graeter, whose administrator is the plaintiff herein, and Rosa Graeter, his wife, now Rosa A. McDonald, an intervener herein, were in possession of lots 17 and 18, block 21 in the Original Townsite of Oklahoma City. The official plat book, kept by the townsite trustees as a record of those persons in possession of, and entitled to a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bockfinger v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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