City of Kingfisher v. Zalabak
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Kingfisher County; J. C. Robberts, Judge. Action by Anton Zalabak against the City of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, J.
In 1895 the city of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, constructed a dam across a stream known as “Uncle John’s Creek,” thereby creating a reservoir of water for the use of said city and its inhabitants. This dam backed up water in said creek to a limited extent on the land of Anton Zalabak, who, about that time, became tlie owner of a large tract of land about one mile south of the reservoir. Sometime during the year 1913, in order to increase its water supply, the city raised the dam about three or three and one-half feet, which Zalabak claimed backed the water up on his land from the north to the south…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Ardmore v. OrrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Armstrong v. MaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Town of Norman v. InceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1899
- Zalaback v. City of KingfisherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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