Bryant v. Montgomery
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Craig County; R. P. De Graffenried, Judge. Action by K. J. Montgomery and E. C-Perriman against W. S. Bryant. There was judgment for the plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
GALBRAITH, C.
The defendants in error, as plaintiffs in the trial court, commenced this action to recover possession pf a portion of the surplus, allot- • ment of ííben Brown, a minor citizen of the Cherokee' Nation, and. for dámages for withholding possession of the premises;' their claim being based on a grazing lease for a term of five years from January 1, 1915, duly executed by the guardian of said’ minor allottee, and approved by the count}" court of Craig county, where the land was located and the guardianship was pending.
The plaintiff in error, as defendant, was in possession…
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