Armstrong v. Letty
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Pitchford, V. C. J., and Kane, J., dissenting. Error from District Court, Pontotoc County; J. W. Bolen, Judge. Action by John Letty against George W. Armstrong, L. W. Clapp, and others in ejectment and to set aside will and other instruments affecting title. Judgment for plaintiff, and the defendants named bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
This action was commenced by the defendant in error John Letty, as plaintiff, against the plaintiffs in error and the other defendants in error, as defendants, for the purpose of recovering possession of a certain tract of land situated in Pontotoc county and for canceling and setting aside a certain will and other instruments in writing affecting the title to said real estate. Upon trial to a jury there was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, upon which judgment was duly entered, to reverse which this proceeding in error was commenced.
There is very little, if any, conflict in the evidence…
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