Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Sweeney v. Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 21, 1936No. 26552PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PPIELPS. J.
For many years prior to July 33, 1931, the defendant distributed and sold gas in the city of Tulsa and maintained its gas lines under the streets and alleys, by virtue of a franchise granted if by the city. The franchise expired on July 31, 1931. Thereafter the defendant continued to do business and use tlie streets and alleys for the aforesaid purpose, and failed to pay compensation to the city of Tulsa for that privilege, in violation of the city’s charter provisions.
The pertinent charter provisions in force at the expiration of the franchise prohibited such use of the streets…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Territory Ex Rel. Johnston v. WoolseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Vander Sluys v. FinfrockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Shawnee Nat. Bank v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1918
- St. Louis Merchants' Bridge Terminal Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cummings v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- State Ex Rel. Remy v. City of NormanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Twist v. BaileySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- State Ex Rel. Allen v. Board of Ed., Independent School Dist. No. 74Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- State ex rel. Henricksen v. State ex rel. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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