Elliott v. Garvin
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Southern District of the Indian Territory; before Justice Hosea Townsend, January 31, 1905. Action bj>- S. J. Garvin against John C. Elliott, administrator, etc. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
This action arises out of a transaction between appellant's^ intestate and appellee, botll members of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, of this territory. Under the law each was entitled to an allotment out of the tribal land, and deceased, having more land in his possession than he could take as his allotment, on June 3, 1903, for the consideration of $2,500 to him paid in cash by appellee, sold and bjr deed of conveyance undertook to convey to appellee, by deed in form a quitclaim, his surplus land, being 200 acres, with the accrued rents and rents to accrue. The deed closed with a covenant…
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