Lawton Rapid Transit Ry. Co. v. City of Lawton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Comanche County; G. A. Brown, Judge. Condemnation proceedings by the City of Lawton and others against the Lawton Rapid Transit Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, C. J.
On January 22, 1908, on the filing of the petition of defendant in error, the city of Lawton, a city of the first class, in the district court of Comanche county, the district judge of that county appointed commissioners to condemn, for the use of said city, among others, certain lands belonging to plaintiff in error, necessary to enable petitioner to construct a dam across Medicine creek and impound and flow back its waters and connect the same with the pumping plant of said city, some twelve miles away, by pipe line across said lands, for the purpose of furnishing said city with a water…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- San Diego Land & Town Co. v. NealeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Cent. Pac. R.R. v. PearsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
- Searle v. Lackawanna & Bloomsburg RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
- Meyer v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Page v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
- Kelly v. Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Cimarron Utilities Co. v. City of GuymonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Manglesdorf Seed Co. v. Pauls Valley Grain & Seed Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- MacKey v. Crump, District JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.