Legal Opinion
Price v. Smith
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 10, 1962No. 39696PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice.
This litigation was occasioned by a small fire in an apartment bathroom at 1224 South Carson Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The present action was instituted by Wanda Lee Price (plaintiff below and plaintiff in error on appeal) who sought to recover against her mother’s landlord, Roy W. Smith (defendant in error) for injuries sustained by her when burned in the course of the fire. She charged negligence in the installation of an improper, illegal and defective connection to the bathroom heater which was asserted to have caused the escaping gas to ignite. The trial court directed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Harris v. JoffeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Brandt v. RakauskasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Lavery v. BriganceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Towery Ex Rel. Towery v. GuffeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Alfe v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hobbs v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
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