Gilcrease v. McCullough
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Tulsa County; A. H. Huston, Assigned Judge. Action by Thomas Gilcrease against G. R. McCullough and others. There was a judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
On February 12, 1912, in the district court of Tulsa county, plaintiff in error. Thomas Gilcrease, an enrolled citizen of the Creek Nation, alleged to be of one-eightli Indian blood, sued G. R. McCullough, H. B. Martin, A. E. Bradshaw, and A1 Brown, to set aside an oil and gas mining lease made, executed, and delivered by plaintiff to McCullough, dated August 24, 1909, on his 160-acre allbtment in the Creek Nation. The petition alleged, not only fraud on the part of all the defendants in its procurement, but that plaintiff was a minor at the time, and hence the lease was void. He also alleged…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. GratiotSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Jefferson v. WinklerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- McKeever v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Truskett v. ClosserSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Tirey v. DarnealSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gilcrease v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Williams v. McCantsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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