Southwestern Natural Gas Co. v. Sterling

Three actions are here consolidated. The facts have been fully stated in Southwestern Natural Gas Co. v. Vernor (1936) 178 Okla. 344, 62 P.2d 1262, which was an original action in this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the judge of the district court to permit plaintiff, Southwestern Natural Gas Company, to proceed to trial in these three actions. The writ was denied for the reason that plaintiff had an adequate remedy at law by appeal. This is the appeal of those cases. We will only briefly summarize the facts in so far as is necessary to present the issues now involved.

Plaintiff had…