Legal Opinion

Bowles v. Neely, Mayor

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided April 14, 1911No. 2258PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Error from. District Court, Bryan County; Jas. B. Armstrong, Judge. Action by R. P. Bowles against A. Neely, Mayor of the City of Durant, and others. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtTurner, C. J.

On December 8, 1910, R. P. Bowles filed his petition in the district court of Bryan county, and therein substantially states that he is a resident taxpayer of the city of Durant; that defendant A. Neely is the mayor, A. C. Etheridge, president of the city council, O. C. Erost, John Xittrell, T. J. Perkins; J. H. Newman, V. C. Phillips, O. L. Shannon, and V. B. Hayes, members thereof, M. A. Waits, treasurer, W. S, Shannon, city clerk, and the Southwestern Engineering Company, engineers of said city; that on July 11, 1910, said mayor and city council, having determined it to be necessary as an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Crampton v. ZabriskieSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Hannan v. Bd. of Educ. of City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  4. Morrow v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  5. Linden v. CaseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Harris v. Manor Healthcare Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  3. Threadgill v. PetersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  4. Wagoner v. BennettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
  5. Brashier v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996

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