Legal Opinion
Knox Industries Corp. v. State ex rel. Scanland
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 23, 1953No. 35525PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORN, Justice.
Defendant, Knox Industries, Inc., owns and operates numerous service stations and automotive parts stores in the principal cities of eight counties in this state. As an advertising medium, and to create public good will, defendant inaugurated and widely publicized a plan to give away an automobile in each 52 day period of the calendar year 1952. April 16, 1952, this action was *911brought to enjoin defendants from operating a lottery in violation of the provisions of 21 O.S.19S1 § 1051, which provides:
“A lottery is any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property by chance…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Affiliated Enterprises Inc. v. GantzCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Stafford v. Fox-Great Falls Theatre Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 1942
- United-Detroit Theaters Corp. v. Colonial Theatrical Enterprise, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1937
- American Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Draper v. LynchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Blackburn v. IppolitoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Line v. GrantNebraska Supreme Court · 1956
- Geis v. Continental Oil CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1973
- Idea Research and Development Corp. v. HultmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
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