Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Wheat Pool Terminal Corp. v. Rodgers
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 13, 1937No. 26729PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of John Henry Rodgers, who was killed when he fell from a “man lift” in a grain elevator owned and operated by the Oklahoma Wheat Pool Terminal Corporation. The trial of the case revealed the following facts: The grain elevator was six floors high, and in addition to the stairways there was a man lift running from the ground floor to the top. The lift .consisted of an endless belt running over revolving drums at top and bottom, to which were attached platforms or steps at intervals of about 30 feet. About five feet above each step was a cup…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Prickett v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. OliphantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Kaw Boiler Works v. FrymyerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Great Western Coal & Coke Co. v. MaloneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Federal Oil & Gas Co. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kirkland v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Stallings v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Abraham v. McSoudSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Rodgers v. Oklahoma Wheat Pool Terminal Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. HarlanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
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