Legal Opinion

Owen v. City of Tulsa

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 21, 1910No. 1602PublishedCited by 55 opinions

Error from District Court, Tulsa County; L. M. Poe, Judge. Suit by Chauncey A. Owen and others against the City of Tulsa and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error. Citing: Douglas v. City of Placerville, 18 Cal. 643; Knox City v. Thompson, 19 Mo.

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Error from District Court, Tulsa County; L. M. Poe, Judge. Suit by Chauncey A. Owen and others against the City of Tulsa and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error. Citing: Douglas v. City of Placerville, 18 Cal. 643; Knox City v. Thompson, 19 Mo. App. 523; Williams v. Davidson, 43 Tex. 134; Davenport v. Buffington (C. C. A.) 97 Fed/ 234; Wcelts v. Galveston (Tex.) 51 S. W. 544; Ogden v. Bear Lake Co. (Utah) 52 Pac. 697; Huron Waterworks v. City of Huron (S. D.) 62 N. W. 978; Roberts v. Louisville (Ky.) 17 S. W. 216; Port Wayne v. Railway Co. (Ind.) 32 Am. St. Bep. 277;…

1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.

On March 17, 1910, Channcey A. Owen, for himself, and Channcey A. Owen and Frank A. Gillespie, as resident taxpayers of the city of Tulsa, for themselves and all other residents of the city of Tulsa similarly situated, plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, sued the city of Tulsa, a city of the first class, John O. Mitchell, mayor, and the commissioners of said city, in the district court of Tulsa county. The amended petition substantially states that said Owen was, on August 18, 1909, the owner of a certain tract of land in said city, containing about twenty-seven acres (describing it);…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hearne v. Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Kansas City v. Marsh Oil Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  4. State ex rel. Kansas City v. FieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  5. Stiles, Treasurer v. City of GuthrieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DanielsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  2. City of Sapulpa v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  3. Schock v. FishSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  4. Walton, Mayor v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  5. State Ex Rel. Burns v. Linn, District JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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