Legal Opinion

Gypsy Oil Co. v. Green

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 7, 1921No. 11361PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Error from Superior Court, Creek County; Gaylord R. Wilcox, Judge. Action by Bul’ah and Thelma Green, by P. J. Green, their guardian, against the Gypsy Oil Company, a corporation, for damages for death of their father. Judgment for plaintiffs and defendant brings errror.

1Opinion of the CourtNicholson, J.

The parties hereto occupied reverse positions in the court below, and we will refer to them as they appeared there. The plaintiffs instituted this action against the defendant in the superior court of Creek county to recover damages on account of the death of their father, Henry Green. On the 28th day of November, 1919, a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs for the sum of $20,000, upon which judgment was rendered.

On December 30, 1918, the deceased was an employe of the defendant, and on said day he and other employes of the defendant were instructed to pull the tubing from one of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Gardner v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Neeley v. Southwestern Cotton Seed Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1903
  4. Prickett v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  5. Phoenix Printing Co. v. DurhamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Belford v. AllenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  2. Westgate Oil Co. v. McAbeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
  3. Chestnut Smith v. LynchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  4. Clanton v. ChrismanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  5. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944

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