Legal Opinion
Seaman v. Chesnut
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 21, 1937No. 27528PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAYLESS, V. C. J.
Alice A. Chesnut, in person and for all persons similarly situated, brought an action against John F. Seaman, the owner, and Claude E. Seaman, his son and tenant, to enjoin them from obstructing a public highway. The injunction was granted, and the defendants appeal.
There is a mixed issue of fact and law before us. The law question concerns what is necessary to establish a public highway by prescription, and the fact question, whether such a highway has been established in this instance.
The land involved is section 30, township 25 north, range 15 west, I. B. M., Woods county,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. King v. McCurdySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Checote v. BerryhillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Mitchell v. LeonardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Nolan v. MathisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- Allen v. KinnibrughSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Irion v. NelsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Zimmerman v. NewportSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Telford v. StettmundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Board of County Com'rs of Jackson County v. OwenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- City of Hollis v. GouldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
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