Legal Opinion
McMillin v. Barton-Robison Convoy Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 5, 1938No. 28047PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAYLESS, Y. C. 'J.
Alma Witten Mc-Millin et al., as next of kin of William E. Witten, deceased, brought an action in the district court of Oklahoma county, against Barton-Robison Convoy Company, a corporation, the employer of the deceased, to recover damages for the wrongful death of deceased alleged to have resulted from negligence of the master. A jury was impaneled, but the court sustained a demurrer to plaintiffs’ evidence, and they have appealed.
The deceased was murdered by robbers who were illegally in possession of the master’s premises, and engaged in stealing an automobile. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. HarmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Green v. Atlanta & C. Air Line Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- Carter v. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
- Fraser v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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