Legal Opinion
Rackley v. City of Purcell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 9, 1913No. 2960PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Error from County Courts McClain County; W. H. "Woods, Judge. Action by B. H. Ra'ckley against the City of Purcell. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This proceeding in error is to review the judgment of the trial court wherein the plaintiff in error, as plaintiff, on March 30, 1909, sued the defendant in error, as defendant, to recover the sum of $250 as fees accruing to him as mayor of the said defendant. Prior to the erection of the state the plaintiff was elected to the office of mayor of the defendant and qualified and acted as such. The petition in part declares as follows:
“That prior to the adoption of the Constitution plaintiff’s fees as mayor of said city were $50 per month, or about that sum; that after the adoption of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Com'rs of Washita County v. BrettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- State Ex Rel. v. Hooker, County JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Coggeshall v. ConnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma County v. TwyfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
3Cited by5 opinions
- Brown v. ChowningSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Baker v. Board of County Com'rs of Okmulgee CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- City of Tulsa v. MeltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Board of Com'rs of Hughes County v. YoungSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Opinion No. 70-274 (1970) Ag, Oklahoma Attorney General Reports1970