WOODWARD v. CITY OF ANADARKO

No. 38806.

351 P.2d 292 (1960)

T.V. WOODWARD, Plaintiff in Error, v. CITY OF ANADARKO, a Municipal Corporation, Kay Clark, Mayor, and Warren L. Harrison, R.L. Brooks, W.T. McKesson, Sam Thompson, Lee Garrett, and J.A. McAdoo, City Councilmen of the City of Anadarko, Oklahoma, Kay Clark, Warren L. Harrison, R.L. Brooks, W.T. McKesson, Sam Thompson, Lee Garrett and J.A. McAdoo, Individually and as Trustees for the Anadarko Public Works Authority, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., a Corporation, and Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, a Corporation, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barney & Pain, Leslie Pain, Anadarko, for plaintiff in error.

Haskel B. Pugh, Anadarko, Leon S. Hirsh, Oklahoma City, for defendants in error, City of Anadarko, Its Mayor, Councilmen, Trust and Trustees.

Stagner, Alpern, Powers & Tapp, by LeRoy Powers, Oklahoma City, for defendants in error, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., and Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.

George W. Miller, Ponca City, Carl A. Rizley, Sayre, Walter J. Arnote, McAlester, for the Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys amicus curiae.


WELCH, Justice.

The City of Anadarko owned and operated an electric power and distributing system for many years. The governing body of said City apparently concluded in 1958 that substantial changes, improvements and extensions to said system were necessary. In November, 1958, several questions or propositions were submitted to the citizens of Anadarko at a special city election called for such purpose. All but one of said...

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