Legal Opinion

City of Chickasha v. Looney

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 19, 1912No. 2217PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Grady County Court; N. M. Williams, Judge.. Action by J. G. Looney against the City of Chiekasha. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

SHARP, C.

Plaintiff’s action was begun February 19, 1909. On the 11th day of March thereafter defendant filed its answer, and on the 4th day of October thereafter obtained leave of court to withdraw its answer, for the purpose of filing a motion to make plaintiff’s petition more definite and certain. The request was granted, and the motion, upon being-filed, was overruled. The petition charged that the alleged injury caused was the result of negligence, both in the construction and maintenance of a sewer, and in permitting surface waters to flow into and through said sewer, causing…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Seifert v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Ashley v. City of Port HuronMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Nevins v. City of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  4. O'Brien v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
  5. Hitchins Bros. v. Mayor of FrostburgCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Lowe v. HickorySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  2. Schaff v. CoyleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  3. City of Oklahoma City v. StewartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. City of Collinsville v. BrickeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  5. City of Lawton v. HillsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916

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