Legal Opinion

Gentry v. Fife

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 1, 1916No. 6476PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error from District Court, McIntosh County; Preslíe B. Cole, Judge. Action by Jannetta Fife against Sallie D. Gentry and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

GALBRAITH, C.

This was an action in assumpsit. The answer was a claim of payment in the nature of a plea of accord and satisfaction. There was a trial to the court, and judgment for the plaintiff for SI,108.55. The defendants appeal.

The facts, briefly stated, are, that the defendant in error, Jannetta Fife, sold her interest in certain inherited land to W. E.* Gentry, for the consideration of $1,333.38, and on the 15th day of September, 1908, executed her warranty deed, reciting the payment of the consideration, conveying the land to Gentry. However, it is admitted that only $50 of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Houston Bros. v. WagnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Semple v. BakenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Deming Inv. Co. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Mullin v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913

3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. Swift & Co. v. ColvertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  4. Frame v. State Ex Rel. Comr's of the Land OfficeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
  5. Gooldy v. J. B. Klein Iron & Foundry Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935

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