Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 24, 1958No. 37926PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORN, Vice Chief Justice.
At their home near Ringling, Oklahoma, Bobby Lee Daniel and his brothers were attempting to erect a television antenna and fasten it to a porch thereof. Bobby Lee was holding the bottom, or .pole, of the antenna, one of the brothers was on top of the porch holding one of the guy wires and another brother was holding a guy wire on the ground.
The Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company had a high voltage line along the front of the property. The poles were in excess of 300 feet apart. The north pole was approximately 3 feet, and the south pole approximately 6 feet within the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Altus v. WiseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Ladow v. Oklahoma Gas & Elec. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Rudd v. Public Service Company of OklahomaDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1954
- Earl W. Baker Utilities Co. v. HaneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Shelley v. Kiwash Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Rotramel v. Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Mississippi Power & Light Company v. ShepardMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- City of Brady, Texas v. Tommy FinkleaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Trett v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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