Legal Opinion
Thigpen v. Risby
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 11, 1913No. 3213PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from District Court, Wagoner County; R. C. Allen, Judge. Action by Lizzie Risby against J. H. Thigpen for cancellation of deed. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
GALBRAITH, C.
The petition filed- in the district court by the defendant in error, omitting the caption, was in the form following:
“That she was formerly the owner of the northeast quarter of section 7, township 18 north, range 16 east of the Indian base and meridian in Wagoner county, Okla., and that the same was her allotment as a Creek freedman citizen, and was duly allotted and patented to her as a member of said Creek Tribe of Indians.
“II. That heretofore, to wit, on the 6th day of June, 1904, when she was of full age, and competent to- convey, and after the restrictions on her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gooch v. GoochSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
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