Legal Opinion

City of Shawnee v. Sparks

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 12, 1910No. 591PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; W. N. Maben, Judge. Action by Daniel P. Sparks against the City of Shawnee. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: Huclcell v. McCoy (Kan.) 15 Pac. S70; Belyea v. Ry. Co. (Minn.) 63 Pac. 627; Brenner v. Green Bay, etc., Go.

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Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; W. N. Maben, Judge. Action by Daniel P. Sparks against the City of Shawnee. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: Huclcell v. McCoy (Kan.) 15 Pac. S70; Belyea v. Ry. Co. (Minn.) 63 Pac. 627; Brenner v. Green Bay, etc., Go. (Wis.) 20 N. W. 687; Bullard v. Railroad Co. (N. .FT.) 5 Atl. 838; Lindsay v. Pettigrew (S. D.) 52 N. W. 873; Paper Co. v. Banlcs, 15. Neb. 20; Kinnaman v. Kinnaman, 71 Ind. 417; Mainard v. Beider, 2 Ind. App. 115; Thompson on Trials, sec. 963.

1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.

On September 17, 1906, Daniel P. Sparks, defendant in error, sued the city of Shawnee in the district court of Pottawatomie county in damages for personal injuries. Iiis petition substantially states that defendant is a city of the first class under the laws of the state; that Tenth street in said city is an open public highway extending through the same from east to west; that Broadway street is an open public highway extending through said city from "north to south and intersects Tenth street; that along the west side of Broadway street at its place of intersection with Tenth street there…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brown v. SwinefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Bullard v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
  3. Cleveland Paper Co. v. BanksNebraska Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Lindsay v. PettigrewSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Campbell v. MaherIndiana Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hazelrigg Trucking Co. v. DuvallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
  2. Sisler v. JacksonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
  3. Oklahoma Ry. Co. v. ChristensonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  4. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. SuttonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
  5. Tankersley v. WebsterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925

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