Butler v. Fryer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court. Atoka County: J. (Í. Rails, Special Judge. Action by William Butler and another, for ihc use and benefit of C. W. Miller, against Andrew J. Fryer. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. -
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BURFORD, C.
This was an action instituted by Wm. Butler and Adeline Butler, his wife, for the use and benefit of C. W. Miller, against Andrew J. Fryer, to recover the possession of, and to cancel the deeds to, certain land iñ Atoka county, Oklahoma. It appears that Wru. Butler and wife were Choctaw Freedmen, and allottees of the land in controversy. They executed deeds to ibis land to the defendant, Fryer, at a time when, it seems to be admitted, they could not convey by reason of the restriction acts passed by Congress. Thereafter, and at a time when they could lawfully convey -the…
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- Miller v. FryerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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