Legal Opinion

Shelby v. Farve

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 25, 1912No. 1851PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error from District Court, Marshall County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. Action by David Shelby and others against Marcelene Farve and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.

This case presents error from the district court of Marshall county. On May 29, 1909, the plaintiffs in error filed a petition in the county court of the said county asking for the appointment of a guardian or guardians of Marcelene Farve and Stella Farve, defendants in error, on the ground that they were mentally incompetent to manage their property. Thereafter, and on June 15, 1909, the said county court, on a hearing, found:

“The said Marcelene Farve and Stella Farve are both adult fullblood Mississippi Choctaw Indians, that each of them is ignorant, uneducated, and mentally 'incompetent to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

Easley ex rel. Dye v. BoneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890

3Cited by12 opinions

In Re Nitey's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
In Re Shipman's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
Fish v. DeaverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
In Re Carney's GuardianshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
Thlocco v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944

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