Oklahoma City v. Wainwright

This is a proceeding in reverse condemnation, brought by C. W. Wainwright, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Freeman, deceased, against the city of Oklahoma City. Judgment was for plaintiff, and defendant Oklahoma City appeals.

Material facts are not in dispute. On March 10, 1891, the townsite trustees of Oklahoma City deeded lot 17, block 8 of the original townsite to Elizabeth Freeman; on July 7, 1891, Elizabeth Freeman and her husband made a quitclaim deed conveying the south 40 feet of said lot to Choctaw Coal & Railway Company, the deed containing a provision that if the property…