Brennan v. Shanks
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Tulsa County Court; N. J. Gubser, Judge. Action by .Taylor Shanks against Francis R. Brennan and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
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Error from Tulsa County Court; N. J. Gubser, Judge. Action by .Taylor Shanks against Francis R. Brennan and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error. On the 25th day of January, 1908, there was lodged an appeal in the county court of Tulsa county, state of Oklahoma, from the justice of the peace court of the city of Tulsa, G. M. Litson, justice of the peace, in a certain forcible entry and de-tainer action, wherein Taylor Shanks, the defendant in error, was plaintiff, and John Pinkston, Francis R. Brennan, and T. M. Stanclift, the plaintiffs in error, were defendants. On the…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The only question involved relative to the lot in controversy is the right of possession thereto. The lot is a part of the townsite of Bixby, which was laid off in accordance with the provisions of the Creek agreement of May 23, 1902. The defendant in error made application to the Creek townsite commission to have said lot scheduled and patented to him by virtue of his improvements thereon. At the same time the plaintiffs in error made like application to said commission, and at 'that time said lot was scheduled as “contested.” The contest over said lot was…
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