Legal Opinion

Fearnow v. Jones

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided August 20, 1912No. 1930PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error from District Court, Kay County; W. M. Bowles, Judge. Action by Emily F. Fearnow and others against Luttie B. Jones and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

AMES, C.

The trial court sustained a demurrer to the plaintiffs' petition, and this proceeding is brought to review that ruling. The facts alleged in the petition are: That one Hol-len H. Fearnow, on March 29, 1899, made a homestead entry upon the land involved; that he thereupon took possession of the land, resided thereon, cultivated it, and made improvements for a period of more than five years and until his death in October, 1905; that in November, 1906, one Luttie B. Jones, one of the defendants, claiming to be his widow, relinquished his homestead entry, filed her homestead…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Stark v. StarrsSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  2. In Re the Estate of GregorsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Lanham v. LanhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Hunt v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  5. State v. YoderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re Love's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Portwood v. PortwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. Plummer v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
  4. Wiley v. WileyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  5. Kuehmsted v. TurnwallSupreme Court of Florida · 1932

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