Legal Opinion

Midland Valley R. Co. v. Townes

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 1, 1936No. 25205PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.

F. C. Warren was struck and killed by the defendant’s train at a railway ■crossing. His administrator, plaintiff in this action, recovered a judgment therefor, and the defendant railway company appeals.

This accident occurred in the outskirts of the city of Tulsa. The defendant’s single railway track ran north and south, in the middle of its right of way, which was 100 feet wide. Ute street lay east and west, and intersected the right of way at right angles. It was at this intersection where Warren was killed. Negligence in the operation of the train is not alleged, and the specific negligence…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  3. Miller v. PriceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
  4. Whitson, Admr. v. T.C. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Motsenbocker v. Shawnee Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. C & C Tile Co. v. Independent Sch. Dist. No. 7 of Tulsa Cty.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
  2. Plumb v. Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
  3. Empire Oil & Refining Co. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  4. Kelly v. Employers Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
  5. Kansas, O. & G. Ry. Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953

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