Legal Opinion
Curtis v. WFEC Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 4, 2000No. 92,674PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1 1 KAUGER, J.;
{ 2 The issue presented is whether a landowner may be entitled to damages in tort from a condernor. We hold that a landowner may be entitled to damages resulting from the tortious behavior of a condemnor.
FACTS
T3 This appeal involves an action by a landowner against a railroad company seeking compensatory and punitive damages which arose from a condemnation proceeding. 1 The appellants, Billy and Barbara Curtis (landowners/appellants), own real property in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. On November 7, 1995, the appellee, WFEC Railroad Company (railroad/appellee), filed a condemnation…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Timmons v. Royal Globe Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Reeves v. AgeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Fent v. Oklahoma Nat. Gas, a Div. of OneokSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Graham v. City of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Root v. KAMO Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ward Petroleum Corp. v. StewartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- State ex rel. Board of Regents v. McCloskey Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- STATE ex rel. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION v. LAMAR ADVERTISING OF OKLAHOMA, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- Silver Creek Investments, Inc. v. Whitten Construction Management, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2013
- Material Service Corp. v. Rogers County CommissionersCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2006
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