Legal Opinion

Scott v. Potts

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 9, 1916No. 4657PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from Superior Court, Muskogee County ; Farrar L. McCain, Judge. Action by James P. Potts and others against Alex Scott and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

BURFORD, C.

The parties will be designated as in the court below. The essential facts are that the plaintiffs sued for the recovery of certain real property in the city of Muskogee, in the possession of defendants, and for the rents and profits thereof while held by the defendants. Defendants, answering, first pleaded a general denial, and for a second defense alleged the execution of a certain deed of trust by James P. Potts to A. C. Trumbo, trustee, to secure certain sums due the Iowa Land & Trust Company, a private corporation of the Indian Territory, a sale under said deed of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Tillar v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
  2. Grider v. DriverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
  3. Wolcott v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. International Bank of Coalgate v. Mullen MullenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. Mack v. PriceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Harper v. StumpffSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  2. Eller v. NoahSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. First Nat. Bank Bldg. Co. v. RiddleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  4. Dickerson v. FearsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
  5. Moreland v. ShafferSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941

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