Sizemore v. Brady
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the construction of the provisions in the Original and Supplemental Creek Agreements regarding the descent, and distribution of Creek Indian Allotments, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the construction of the provisions in the Original and Supplemental Creek Agreements regarding the descent, and distribution of Creek Indian Allotments, are stated in the opinion. Where an enrolled member, a'citizen of the Creek Tribe or Nation of Indians, who dies prior to the going into effect of the act of March 1, 1901, 31 Stat. 861, known as the Creek Agreement, was, under the terms of such treaty, entitled to receive an allotment,, and died without having selected or received such allotment, the allotment such…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was a suit to determine conflicting claims to an allotment selected and made after August 8, 1902, on behalf of Ellis Grayson, a Creek citizen duly entitled to enrollment, who died unmarried March 1, 1901, leaving as his only surviving relatives three first cousins, one on the paternal and two on the maternal side. All were Creek citizens. In the papers evidencing the selection and approval of the allotment, as also in the ensuing tribal deed, the beneficiaries were designated as the “heirs” of the deceased, without otherwise naming them; and this was in accord with the usual practice.…
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