Legal Opinion

Sims v. Hedges

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided April 9, 1912No. 1774PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error from District Court, Kingfisher County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by Martha Hedges against David Sims, administrator of the estate of John Sims, deceased, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

AMES, C.

Martha Pledges, the defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, brought this action against the defendants on a note which purported to be secured by a real estate mortgage, executed by the same parties. The petition alleged that the makers of the note were dead; that some of the defendants were their administrators and the others their heirs; that the plaintiff had acquired the note by transfers from the original payee. Several of the defendants were minors. A guardian ad litem was appointed for these minors, who answered by a general denial, and a special…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Campbell v. HarshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. Kimble v. BunnySupreme Court of Kansas · 1900
  3. Sivils v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1902
  4. Lilly v. Russell & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dyal v. NortonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Hilsmeyer v. BlakeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Walker Bond & Co. v. PurifierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. Hill v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  5. Pitney v. PitneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921

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