Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Dewes Oldfield, Judge. Action by Florence M. Brooks against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff against the defendant Railway Company, and it brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant in error Florence M. Brooks, as plaintiff, sued the plaintiff in error and others in the superior court of Oklahoma county to recover damages for the death of her husband, Roy Brooks, who she alleged was killed at Elk City, Okla., through the negligence of the defendants. Among the other allegations of her petition the plaintiff alleged that Roy Brooks at the time of his death was a citizen of the State of Oklahoma, and that he left surviving him the plaintiff and one child. At the trial of the case and after all the evidence had been offered, and after both parties had rested,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. AustinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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