Legal Opinion
Carter Oil Co. v. Independent Torpedo Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 12, 1924No. 14760PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
The Carter Oil Company be'gan this action in the district court of Tulsa county, Okla., against the Independent Torpedo Company, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in error by reason of the negligent shooting of an oil well. The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.
In the petition it is alleged that plaintiff had drilled its well to a depth of 2,124 feet, and that when the well had reached this depth it employed the defendant to shoot it by means of a shell or torpedo loaded with nitroglycerine. The defendant accepted this…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- McGrath v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Zahniser v. Pennsylvania Torpedo Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by44 opinions
- St. John's Hospital & School of Nursing, Inc. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Benkendorfer v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Starks Food Markets, Inc. v. El Dorado Refining Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1943
- Mohawk Drilling Company, a Corporation v. McCullough Tool Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Eastern Torpedo of Ohio Co. v. SheltsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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