Legal Opinion
Elliott v. City of Guthrie
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 16, 1986No. 61492PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Judge.
The single issue for our decision is whether the trial court erred in holding that the City of Guthrie obtained a fee simple estate rather than a surface easement in two prior condemnation proceedings. We answer in the negative.
In 1919 the City of Guthrie condemned 1 property [the Elliott Tract] to build a water reservoir. The petition names as defendants Eli Elliott and an oil and gas leaseholder, Prairie Oil and Gas Company.
Commissioners were appointed to assess the damages caused by the condemnation of defendants’ land. The Report and Appraisal of Commissioners states that the…
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