Legal Opinion

Bilby v. Harrison

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 17, 1924No. 15019PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Commissioners’ Opinion, Division No. 4. Error from District Court, Wagoner County; Guy E. Nelson, Judge. Action by Jimmy Harrison, Ellen Cooper, and Lizzie Franks against Russell I. Bilby, Nicholas v. Bilby et al., for possession of land and for damages for unlawful detention. Judgment for Jimmy Harrison for possession of an undivided one-third interest in the land in controversy. Defendants Russell I. Bilby and Nicholas Y. Bilby appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

SHACKELFORD. C.

The defendants in error, Jimmie Harrison, Lizzie Franks, and Ellen Cooper, were plaintiffs below,.and Russell I. Bilby and Nicholas V. Bilby, with other parties,, were the defendants below, and for convenience the parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

The plaintiffs filed this suit on February 25, 1922. By their petition they seek to recover the possession of the northeast quarter of section 18, township 19 N., range 16 E., in Wagoner county. It is alleged in the petition that the land was the allotment of Nero Harrison, an enrolled…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. De Graffenreid v. Iowa Land & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Goodrum v. BuffaloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
  3. Tidal Oil Company v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
  4. Barnett v. WaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. Scott v. JacobsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ayers v. FaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
  2. Bilby v. MaloneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
  3. United States v. BrownDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1926
  4. Neal v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
  5. Kelly v. McRaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926

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