OKLAHOMA CITY v. COOPER

No. 40682.

420 P.2d 508 (1966)

OKLAHOMA CITY, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff in Error, v. G. C. COOPER, Bernard Cooper, and Elizabeth Maulding, nee Cooper, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Amended March 22, 1966.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1966.

Second Petition for Rehearing Denied April 19, 1966.

Certiorari Denied October 17, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy H. Semtner, Municipal Counselor, James G. Hamill, Charles E. Chilton, Asst. Municipal Counselors, for plaintiff in error.

Charles Hill Johns, Oklahoma City, for defendants in error.

Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys, by Charles E. Norman, City Atty., Tulsa, and John Allen Phillips, II, City Atty., Durant, amici curiae.


Certiorari Denied October 17, 1966. See 87 S.Ct. 203.

IRWIN, Justice.

In July, 1941, the City of Oklahoma City, hereinafter referred to as City, commenced eminent domain proceedings to acquire land for reservoir purposes. By virtue of these proceedings, City acquired certain lands and what is now known as "Lake Hefner" was constructed.

Included in the 1941 eminent domain proceedings were three tracts of land...

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