Legal Opinion
Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Sutton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 21, 1953No. 35224PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlackbird, J.
In this action, defendant in error, as plaintiff, obtained a verdict and judgment against plaintiffs in error, as defendants, in the’ sum of $70,000 for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Buster Sutton, in an explosion on an oil and gas lease.
The lease belonged to one of the plaintiffs in error, Magnolia Petroleum Company, and Sutton was the employee of Monarch Construction Company, which was engaged under contract with said oil company, to install a battery of four oil field storage tanks on the lease. The tanks were erected in a single file or straight row.
The explosion killed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Waldron v. WaldronSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Texas Indemnity Ins. Co. v. McCurryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Bullard v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
- City of Altus v. WiseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Aycock v. HarrimanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Graham v. KeuchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Joyce O'connor, as Administratrix of the Estate of Benedict O'connor, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Smith v. GizziSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Joyce O'COnnOr as Administratrix of Benedict O'connor, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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