Oklahoma City v. Bailey

JACKSON, Vice Chief Justice.

In this case the plaintiff, Richard L. Bailey, sued Milton L. Peaster, a policeman, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as defendants, for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident on Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City. Plaintiff’s theory for recovery was that the policeman, Peaster, was acting for and on behalf of the City in its corporate, ministerial and proprietary capacity. After verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff upon this theory the defendant, Oklahoma City, has appealed.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged in substance that plaintiff had parked his…