Legal Opinion
Polk v. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 25, 1966No. 41128PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALLEY, Chief Justice:
There is involved here a tort action for property damages. Parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court. On May 19, 1962 the defendant Shirley Lynn Polk was driving an automobile in a northerly direction on North May Avenue in Oklahoma City. At a point in the 6900 block on North May Avenue the defendant drove the automobile she was driving off the road in order to avoid striking a car traveling in front of her. She struck and damaged an electric pole owned and maintained by the plaintiff Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company as a part of its electric…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New Jersey Power & Light Co. v. MabeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Carolina Power & Light Company v. PaulSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Commercial Transport, Inc., and Edgar C. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Allied Hotels, Ltd. v. BardenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Canal Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Kansas Power & Light Co. v. ThatcherCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1990
- Horton v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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