Hull v. Semple

Opinion by

JONES, C ,

This action was instituted in the district court of Bryan county, Okla., by F. P. Semple, appellee herein, against J. L. Hull, appellant in this court, to recover damages for the unlawful detention of certain farm lands for the years 1919 and 1920. The land originally was the surplus allotment of Wilson Gibon, a full-blood Choctaw Indian, and on September 21, 1916, the said Gibon executed a written lease to one P. Z. Roland for the term of five years, to begin January 1, 1917, and expiring on December 31, 1921. .On the 8th day of August, 1917; the said F. Z. Roland…