Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Burk v. Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 30, 1973No. 45102PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The Two Thousand Classen Building was constructed by American Fidelity Assurance Company (American Fidelity) across and upon Northwest 20th Street between Classen Boulevard and Western Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (N.W. 20th). This street was dedicated to the use of the public. It was, however, purportedly vacated on the grounds that it had been occupied adversely to the public for more than five years.
Appellants, under their first cause of action, seek damages resulting from the construction of a public and private nuisance on a public street. They request that the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Smith v. McDowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Neblett v. MacFarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- United States v. Anglin & StevensonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Sautbine v. KellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Sisney v. SmalleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Johnson v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- City of Broken Arrow v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
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