Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Schilling v. Oklahoma City

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 9, 1917No. 7198PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; .Tames R. Tolbert, Assigned Judge. Action by the State of Oklahoma, on relation of H. C. Schilling, against the Oity of Oklahoma City and others. Demurrer -to petition sustained, and cause dismissed, and relator brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.

Plaintiff in error, as plaintiff in the trial court, commenced this action against defendants to recover the sum of $40,624, alleged to he double the amount unlawfully paid out by certain defendants as officers of Oklahoma City, to defendant Shellenbarger upon an alleged unlawful, illegal, unauthorized, and void contract, for the purchase of certain property for park purposes. After setting out the facts upon which the alleged illegal contract was based and alleging the wrongful and unlawful payment of certain sums of money thereon, it is further alleged that relator, H. C. Schilling, and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lowe v. the City of GuthrieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896
  2. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Burlingame TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887
  3. Edelhoff v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Territory Ex Rel. Johnston v. WoolseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. James v. ColemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Reeves v. AgeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  2. State Ex Rel. Morrison v. City of MuskogeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  3. Dowler v. State Ex Rel. PruntySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
  4. Dardenne v. DanielsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  5. State Ex Rel. Mitchell v. City of ShawneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934

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