Legal Opinion
Slocum v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 29, 1983No. 53937PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice.
Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) constructed a pipeline across appellee’s (owner’s) property without authorization or owner’s consent. Owner brought an action in trespass to recover actual and exemplary damages and also sought a mandatory injunction requiring Phillips to remove its pipeline.
Owner recovered a judgment of $5,260.00 for actual damages and $60,000.00 for exemplary damages. The trial court denied owner’s request for the mandatory injunction.
Phillips appealed and only challenges the award for exemplary damages. Owner cross-appealed and challenges the trial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oden v. RussellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Dilworth v. FortierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Cox v. TheusSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Edwards v. LachmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Kasner v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- David Lee Willis v. Midland Risk Insurance Company, and Rogers County Insurance AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Mullins v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Estrada v. PORT CITY PROPERTIES, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
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