Legal Opinion

McCullough v. Gilcrease

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 26, 1914No. 3725PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error from District Court, Tulsa County; L. M. Poe, Judge. Action between G. R. McCullough ánd others and Thomas Gilcrease. From the judgment, the parties first named bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtKane, C. J.

This cause comes on to be heard upon a motion to dismiss in support of which there is an uncontradicted showing to the effect that the appeal in this cause now involves only a moot question of law, and that no good purpose can now be served by hearing or proceeding further with the appeal herein. Upon the showing made the appeal must be dismissed. It has many times been held that:

“Abstract or hypothetical cases, disconnected from the granting of actual relief, or from the determination of which no particular result can follow other than the awarding of the costs-of the appeal, will not be…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bryan v. SullivanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Loeser v. LoeserSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Moore v. City of PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  3. George v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  4. Patterson v. Riley, County ClerkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  5. Canadian Trading Co. v. RallsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914

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