Legal Opinion

Tilman v. Tilman

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 26, 1918No. 9429PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error from District Court, Noble County; W. M. Bowles, Judge. Leona Tilman (now Leona Cox) filed exception in the county conrt to the final report of John F. Tilman, her guardian, and sought an accounting. In the county court the guardian’s reports were modified, by disallowing certain charges, and there was judgment accordingly, and the guardian appealed to the district court, and from its judgment, the exceptant brings error.

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Error from District Court, Noble County; W. M. Bowles, Judge. Leona Tilman (now Leona Cox) filed exception in the county conrt to the final report of John F. Tilman, her guardian, and sought an accounting. In the county court the guardian’s reports were modified, by disallowing certain charges, and there was judgment accordingly, and the guardian appealed to the district court, and from its judgment, the exceptant brings error. District court directed to render judgment in favor of .exceptant for amount stated.

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SPRINGER, C.

The parties will be referred to as guardian ana ward. On June 27, 1902, John F. Tilman was appointed guardian of his daughter, Leona Tilman, then five years of age. At • the same time he was also appointed guardian of Frank and Leafy Tilman.

The record discloses that his deceased wife, the mother of these children, was a member -of the Otoe and Missouri Trib.es of Indians, in Noble county, Okla. The mother and each of these children held an allotment of 160 acres of land in Noble county. The record discloses that the guardian never made any report of his guardianship…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cartwright v. HolcombSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re Miller's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  2. Sam v. SamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  3. In Re Estate of AubreySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  4. In Re Myers' EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  5. Geren v. StorieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938

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