Legal Opinion

City of Lawton v. Hills

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 14, 1916No. 5972PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error from District Court, Comanche County; J. T. Johnson, Judge. Action by J. C. Hills against the City of Lawton, Okla., a municipal corporation. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.

This suit was commenced in the district court of Comanche county by the defendant in error against the city of Lawton, plaintiff in error, for damages alleged to have occurred by reason of the defective condition of a sidewalk in that city. Trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant brings the case here. For convenience the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The first error assigned is that the court erred in not sustaining defendant’s motion to make the amended petition more definite and certain, and in support of this assignment it is claimed that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Finch v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. Martin v. GassertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1906
  3. The Town of Norman v. TeelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1902
  4. City of Chickasha v. LooneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Landon v. MoreheadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wichita Falls & N. W. R. Co. v. WoodmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  2. Schaff v. CoyleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  3. Bellevue Gas & Oil Co. v. CarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  4. City of Chickasha v. DanielsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  5. Griffin Grocery Co. v. ScrogginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930

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