Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. City of Ardmore v. Winters
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 6, 1945No. 31568PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HURST, V.C.J.
The city of Ardmore appeals from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, awarding damages to J. M. Winters and wife in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the city for the purpose of acquiring title to 16 separate tracts of land, aggregating 1,426.56 acres, for the purpose of “establishing, equipping and maintaining” an airport. The proceedings were instituted May 29, 1942, and the city took possession of the land soon thereafter. Mr. and Mrs. Winters owned tract No. 15, consisting of 80 acres, the south half of a 160-acre tract a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide owned by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- St. Louis, El Reno & Western Railway Co. v. OliverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1906
- Hine v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- City of Tulsa v. HorwitzSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- McKay v. City of EnidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Graham v. City of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Finley v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Owens v. Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. BowlesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
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