Stem v. Adams
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Okmulgee County; W. E. Barnujn, Judge. Action by Ben Adams against Frederick B. Stem to cancel a conveyance of real estate from the plaintiff to the defendant upon the ground that it was procured by false and fraudulent representations. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
AMES, C.
Ben Adams, as plaintiff in the lower court, brought this action against Frederick B. Stem, defendant, to cancel a conveyance of real estate from the plaintiff to the defendant because of fraud alleged in its procurement. Evidence was offered tending to show that the plaintiff was an uneducated negro, a citizen of the Creek Nation, not of Indian blood, and that he had inherited an interest in an Indian allotment, consisting of 16.0 acres, worth $15 or $20 an acre; that there was uncertainty, as matter of law, whether he was entitled to a life estate, or to a child’s part, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Freeman v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
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- D. M. Osborne & Co. v. CaseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1902
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