Smiley v. Scott
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
. Error from District Court, Creek County; R. P. de Graffenried, Judge. Action by G. W. Smiley against Samuel J. Scott and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
HOOKER, C.
About February 1, 1911, the real estate involved here, being a part of the unallotted lands of the Creek Nation, was purchased at a public sale by one Samuel J. Scott, to whom a certificate of purchase was issued. On the 6th day of May, 1911, the said Scott, for a valuable consideration, sold and assigned his certificate to the plaintiff in error, G. W. Smiley, who was qualified to take the same, and it is alleged that prior to December 19, 1911, the plaintiff in error paid to the Commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes a 25 per cent, installment as a part of the…
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