Legal Opinion
Gulf Pipe Line Co. v. Alred
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 29, 1938No. 26648PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
The appellant, defendant below, is a public service corporation and a common carrier of crude oil (secs. 11550-11564, O. S. 1931). .It owned and operated a pipe line adjacent to plaintiff’s premises. Plaintiff’s premises consisted of 720 acres of land in Osage county, and upon this land plaintiff pastured 250 head of his cattle.
Oil escaped from defendant’s pipe line, ran into a draw on plaintiff’s land, and polluted stock water. The cattle drank therefrom and were injured and destroyed. Judgment for resulting damages was in the sum of $1,000.
The cause of action was based on acts of omission…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Jennings v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1911
- Devonian Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Gulf Pipe Line Co. v. SimsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Johnson Oil Refining Co. v. CarnesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. v. StellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Tomlinson v. BaileySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Cleary Petroleum, Inc. v. CopenhaverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Gulf Refining Co. v. CarruthersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Mid-Continent Pipe Line Company v. EberweinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
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