Legal Opinion
Langston City v. Gustin
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 23, 1942No. 30057PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.
The question in this case is whether a municipality of this state acquires a fee-simple title to property acquired for a cemetery by a statutory dedication when the property was marked on the plat as “Donated.”
In this action, Langston City, a municipal corporation, is seeking to quiet title to a tract of land so acquired against the claims of Henry K. Gustin, Harry F. Brown, and numerous others who, as heirs of and successors in interest to the dedicator, are asserting that the municipality has only an easement for cemetery purposes, and acting upon that theory have executed conveyances which…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Cox v. Louisville, New Albany, & Chicago RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
- Milburn v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- Donovan v. AllertNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1902
- Schurmeier v. St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Oklahoma Ry. Co. v. Severns Paving Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Town of Chouteau v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Selected Investments Corp. v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Miller v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
- Moeur v. City of TempeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
- Taylor v. Continental Southern Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1955
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