Hopkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; Ralph E. Campbell, Judge. Suit in equity by the United States against J. H. Hopkins and H. M. Fender. Decree for the United States, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
Lucy McIntosh is a three-quarter blood Creek Indian. At the time of the allotment of the tribal lands she was six years of age. On the 19th day of April, 1911, after she had attained her majority, she executed a mortgage to the defendant, Hopkins, covering a portion of her surplus lands. On the 13th day of May of the same year, she conveyed another portion of her surplus lands by warranty deed, to the defendant, Fender. This suit was brought by the United States against Hopkins and Fender to cancel these instruments as clouds upon the title. The trial court entered a…
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