Delfeld v. City of Tulsa

CORN, V. C. J.

The question raised by this appeal involves the right of a municipal corporation to condemn land, to which plaintiff held equitable title, for what was declared to be a public use.

March 14, 1941, the city commissioners of the city of Tulsa adopted a resolution declaring a public necessity for acquiring certain land for the purpose of an additional airport and flying field. A portion of the land sought to be acquired was the tract in question. Notice was served upon the defendant and the secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, defendant having purchased the land from…