Legal Opinion
Coker v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 13, 1978No. 47284PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice.
Gene Coker, d/b/a Green Gables Tavern (appellant), sought to impose liability on Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (ap-pellee) for damages sustained when a fire destroyed his place of business. A demurrer was sustained to appellant’s petition and appellant perfected this appeal. The facts, stated most favorable to appellant, are as follows.
Appellant was the owner-operator of a tavern located some distance outside the corporate limits of Cleveland, Oklahoma. Pursuant to a contract with appellee, a pay telephone was installed in appellant’s place of business. For some nine or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Tulsa, Okl. v. Von BradySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Woodward v. KinchenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Thur v. DunkleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Foss v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1946
- Black v. EllithorpSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
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