Sharp v. City of Guthrie
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by E. G. Sharp against the City of Guthrie and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff bring error. On rehearing.
1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.
On May 23, 1913, E. G. Sharp, plaintiff in error, a, resident taxpayer of the city of Guthrie, m the district court of Logan county, sued defendants in error, in effect, to enjoin the city from conveying what is known on the official plat of the city as “Capitol Park,” to the Methodist University for the sum of one dollar. There was trial of the cause to the court and judgment fe: defendants, and plaintiff brings the case here.
The first question to be determined is whether the lands involved are impressed with a trust for park purposes so as to prevent conveyance by the defendant city, as was…
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