Legal Opinion
City of Holdenville v. Griggs
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 22, 1966No. 41186PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALLEY, Chief Justice.
The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
The plaintiff Bessie Griggs sues the defendant City of Holdenville for damages to her residence property and the contents thereof alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the construction and maintenance of its sewer disposal system in the City of Holdenville.
In her petition plaintiff alleges that sewage carried in the main disposal lines of the defendant backed up and flowed through the lateral lines connecting her residence with the main sewer system causing damage to her…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tuck v. BullerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Continental Oil Company v. RyanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- City of Holdenville v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Continental Oil Company v. EliasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Schaff v. DaughertySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Basham v. City of CubaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
- Gayle Ward v. H. B. Zachry Const. CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Davis v. Town of CashionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
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