Sorrels v. Jones
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Carter County, S. II. Bussell, Judge. Action by Mrs. Katherine Sorrels for herself and as guardian against Charles Jones and another. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff brings error. This was originally a suit in ejectment brought by plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, to recover possession of a certain tract or parcel of land' which plaintiffs claim to have been allotted to them as members of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians.
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Error from District Court, Carter County, S. II. Bussell, Judge. Action by Mrs. Katherine Sorrels for herself and as guardian against Charles Jones and another. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff brings error. This was originally a suit in ejectment brought by plaintiffs in error, plaintiffs below, to recover possession of a certain tract or parcel of land' which plaintiffs claim to have been allotted to them as members of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians. The trial in the court below was upon an agreed statement of facts, which, in substance, is as follows: The enrollment of one…
1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.
(after stating the facts as above). In ascertaining what questions of law are presented to this court for determination by this proceeding, it will be helpful to briefly state the theories of the respective parties as evidenced by their pleadings and their contentions thereunder. Plaintiffs allege in their petition that they are members of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians, duly enrolled as such; that they have had allotted to them by the _ Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes the lands in controversy, and have received from said Commission certificates of allotment for said lands; and that…
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