Legal Opinion
City of Henryetta v. Runyan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 3, 1962No. 39429PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
This is the sixth appeal to this court involving some phase of the relations between plaintiff and the defendant city.
About 1930 the City of Henryetta erected a dam across Wolf Creek in Okmulgee County to provide a water supply for such city. Below the dam the city had a filtering plant. Periodically, the filters in such plant were cleaned and the sediment discharged below the plant into the creek bed.
In 1942, the plaintiff, Runyan, commenced an action for damages. A recovery of damages was affirmed upon condition of re- mittitur. See City of Henryetta v. Runyan, 203 Okl.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Oklahoma City v. TyteniczSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Hollenbeck v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Runyan v. City of HenryettaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Bokoshe Smokeless Coal Co. v. BraySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Cin., N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. GillispieCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Death of Lofton v. GreenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Death of Lofton v. GreenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995