Legal Opinion

Brigman v. Cheney

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 16, 1910No. 1319PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Error from District Court, Kiowa County; James R Tolbert, Judge. Petitions by Tula Brigman and -Wesley Cheney for appointment as guardian of a minor. From an order appointing Cheney, Brigman brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.

This proceeding presents a contest between plaintiff in error and defendant in error for appointment as guardian of an orphan minor. The minor is about four years old. His father died February 16, 1909, and his mother died on the 5th day of the following' July. On the 28th day of July, 1909, defendant in error filed his petition in the county court for appointment as guardian of the person and estate of the child. Upon the 2nd day of the following August, plaintiff in error filed her petition for the same appointment. The two petitions were set down for hearing and were heard by the county…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re the Guardianship of JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  2. Guardianship of LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Sadler v. RoseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1857
  4. Ohrns v. WoodwardMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
  5. State v. AlfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Parker v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Nolan v. SchaetzelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
  3. IN THE MATTER OF K.S.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
  4. In Re BillySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Gould v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965

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