Legal Opinion
Frost v. Ponca City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 21, 1975No. 47326PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Justice:
Plaintiffs, owners of property in two additions, Southside and Boggess, located within Ponca City, Oklahoma, filed a class action against the City. They requested an accounting from City for the total sum received by City from the sale of certain hydrocarbons.
The parties stipulated refined hydrocarbons were and are still located in a shallow sand underlying parts of the two additions. Gaseous vapors arose from the hydrocarbons. The residents of area demanded City take action to protect residents in case of explosion. City, acting pursuant to its police power, refused to allow…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- California Reduction Co. v. Sanitary Reduction WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Wright v. Carter Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Carter Oil Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Berry v. BarbourSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bonner v. Oklahoma Rock Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Mattoon v. City of NormanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Heiman v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Harrell v. Samson Resources Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- April v. City of Broken ArrowSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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