Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Cartwright v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 14, 1982No. 56587PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma brought suit in the District Court of Mayes County, State of Oklahoma, in the name of the State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Jan Eric Cartwright, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, against defendants below for actual and punitive damages to the State of Oklahoma by reason of loss of certain fish and water fowl, cleanup costs, and loss of tax revenue caused by the emission into the waters of Pryor Creek and the Fort Gibson reservoir by defendants of po-lycholorinated biphenyls (“PCB’s”). The action was brought without the Attorney…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Riffe Petroleum Co. v. Great Nat. Corp., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Haskell v. HustonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Lekan v. P & L Fire Protection Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Derryberry v. Kerr-McGee CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Johnson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. MeredithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Ledbetter v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Glass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Gilbert Central Corp. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Wilson v. Al McCord Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Oklahoma City News Broadcasters Ass'n v. NighSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
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