Adams v. Couch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Coitrt of Oklahoma County. This is an ejectment which comes to this court on appeal from the third district of Oklahoma county, John G. Clark, Justice.
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Appeal from District Coitrt of Oklahoma County. This is an ejectment which comes to this court on appeal from the third district of Oklahoma county, John G. Clark, Justice. The petition is as follows: “The plaintiff, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county aforesaid, brings suit against said defendants, who are also residents of the aforesaid terriritory and county and citizens of the United States, and for cause of action says, that the plaintiff is the homestead settler on the following tract of land situated and being in the county of Oklahoma and territory aforesaid, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SEAY, J.:
The facts as alleged and denied in the pleadings may be briefly summarized as follows: The petition substantially states that plaintiff being a citizen of the United States, having the right so to do filed his homestead entry (No. 9) for the S. W. of sec. 33. tp. 12, N. of range 3 W., in the United States local land office and that upon full compliance with the law and residing upon, and being in possession of a part, he became the •equitable owner and legally entitled to the possession of the whole of said tract of land.
That the defendants -…
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