Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Lincoln County Conservation District
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 2000No. 89,115PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, V.C.J.
{1 This issue in this contract case is whether the contract created a duty on the part of the Lincoln County Conservation District ("District") to maintain the condition of the lake created by its flood control easement and, if so, whether it breached that duty. The plaintiffs, adjacent landowners, sued District in contract for damages for failure to maintain the easement after blue-green algae formed on the District's flood control lake. The trial judge ruled that the easement contract was ambiguous, and permitted the introduction of parol evidence. The case was tried to a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bane v. Anderson, Bryant & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Park v. Security Bank and Trust CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Robert L. Wheeler, Inc. v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Joffe v. VaughnCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
- Ray v. RidpathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- GRP of Texas, Inc. v. Eateries, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- B-Star, Inc. v. Polyone Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Midland Red Oak Realty, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
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