Legal Opinion
Newcomer v. Sheppard
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 21, 1915No. 5175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Error from District Court, McIntosh County; Preslie B. Cole, Judge. Action by E. L. Sheppard against Joseph H. Newcomer. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MATHEWS, C.
This is an action begun in the district court of McIntosh county. E. L. Sheppard sued Joseph H. Newcomer for the sum of $800, which he alleged was due him as the purchase price- for 80 acres of land which he claims he sold the said Newcomer. He ends his petition with the following prayer:
“Wherefore, premises considered, plaintiff prays judgment against the defendant for the sum of $800 as the purchase price of said land, and that the same be declared a lien upon the land for said sum, and for the costs of this action.”
The case was tried to a jury, which returned a…
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