Matthews v. Rucker
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, 'Rogers County ; W. J. Campbell, Judge. Action by Wm. D. Matthews, Commissioner of Charities and Corrections in and for the State of Oklahoma, as next friend of Liddy Bateman, an incompetent and defective, against F. M. Rucker and another. Demurrer to petition sustained, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
This action was begun by the plaintiff in error, Commissioner of Charities and Corrections, in the district court of Rogers county, to cancel a guardian’s deed, quiet title, and recover possession of real estate belonging to Liddy Bateman, an incompetent and defective. The lower court sustained a demurrer to the petition. This proceeding is to reverse the judgment sustaining the demurrer.
The proceeding presents but one question necessary for determination. Is the petition defective because it fails to (allege that Liddy Bateman is an inmate of a public institution?
It is insisted on the part…
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