Legal Opinion
Burkhart v. Jacob
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1999No. 91527PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
¶ 1 The issue in this case is whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We find that the trial court erred because a genuine issue of material fact exists making summary judgment improper.
I. FACTS
¶ 2 This case arises from a dispute over the use of a section line road. Appellants/plaintiffs, Samuel and Viva Jo Burkhart (Burkharts), own land in Love County, Oklahoma on the south side of a section line road which separates sections 3 and 10. Appellees/defendants, Marion Jacob, Sherman Wy-man, and James and Karolyn Shepherd, own a parcel of land to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Naylor v. Petuskey Ex Rel. District Court of Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Markwell v. Whinery's Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Swensen v. MarinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Beard v. RichardsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Reddell v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Weeks v. Wolf Creek Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2006
- Logan County Conservation District v. Pleasant Oaks Homeowners Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2016
- Johnson v. SuttlesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2009
- Carroll v. Axelson, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
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