Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Oklahoma State Highway Commission v. Horn

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 18, 1940No. 28251PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.

The present action was commenced by the widow and the administrator of John Horn, deceased, to recover against the state and its Highway Commission for damages for injuries allegedly inflicted upon the farm, together with the home and certain personal property thereon, of the said John Horn and his wife, when said premises were inundated by the flood waters of Eagle Chief creek after heavy rains in that vicinity during August, 1932.

In their petition, the plaintiffs purported to state three causes of action. The trial court sustained the defendants’ demurrer to the second and third alleged…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. In Re County Com'rs of Counties Comprising Seventh Judicial Dist.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Collins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  3. Lone Star Gas Co. v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  4. Jack v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
  5. In Re PowellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Mason Ex Rel. Mason v. Hillsdale Highway DistrictIdaho Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Smith Engineering Works v. CusterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
  3. Lowden v. LutherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
  4. Board of Com'rs v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
  5. Rector v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972

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