Date: 06-25-2001

Case Style: Bud Brown v. Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Bill Sorrell

Case Number: 99-CV-1841

Judge: Tim Leonard

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Carole J. Brown, Lawton, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Tom L. Armstrong, Cary C. Calvert, Robert D. Hart, and Gregory A. Calvert of Tom L. Armstrong & Associates, Tulsa, Oklahoma for Union Pacific.

James L. Lee and Jeffrey A. Archer, Duncan, Oklahoma for Bill Sorrell.

Description: Diversity of citizenship - tort to land claim apparently involving the construction of a dike near the Union Pacific right-of-way near Comanche, Oklahoma - the specific claims made and defenses asserted are not available at this time.

Outcome: Judgment in favor of Union Pacific and against Bill Sorrell, on Union Pacific's trespass claim in amountt of $1.00 as nominal and judgment also in favor of Union Pacific against Bill Sorrell on Plaintiff's nuisance claim requiring abatement within 120 days by removing a dike situated on the property located approx 5 mi south of Comanche, Oklahoma.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None