Legal Opinion
Kaw City v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 5, 1949No. 33356PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLuttrell, J.
This is an action for damages for wrongful death, brought by W. M. Johnson, administrator of the estate of Milton Oliver Johnson, as plaintiff, against the city of Kaw City, a municipal corporation, defendant. The trial court overruled defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, overruled defendant’s motion for an instructed verdict at the close of all the evidence, and submitted the cause to a jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
*7Essential facts established by the evidence are that the defendant was furnishing light and power to a small town nearby and that in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- City of Altus v. WiseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Nelson v. Branford Lighting & Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Shawnee Light & Power Co. v. SearsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. FruchterSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Graves v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Woodis v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Caraglio v. Frontier Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Daniel v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- City of Shawnee v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Lavonna Radford, Personal Representative of the Estate of Eddie R. Radford, Deceased v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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