Jackson v. Lair
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, McIntosh County; Preslie B. Cole, Judge. Suit by James B. Lair against E. A. Jackson and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.- The plaintiffs in error, E. A. Jackson and Minnie Landrum, when not designated by their individual names, will be. designated as defendants, and the defendant in error, James B. Lair, will be designated as plaintiff, in accord with their respective titles in the trial court.
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Error from District Court, McIntosh County; Preslie B. Cole, Judge. Suit by James B. Lair against E. A. Jackson and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.- The plaintiffs in error, E. A. Jackson and Minnie Landrum, when not designated by their individual names, will be. designated as defendants, and the defendant in error, James B. Lair, will be designated as plaintiff, in accord with their respective titles in the trial court. This case was tried to the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff. . The said Minnie Landrum, nee Chambers, a Creek…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
THACKER, C.
(after stating the facts as above). That the enrollment record was purely hearsay, and therefore inadmissible as evidence of Minnie Lan-drum’s age at the time she executed the deed of October 2, 1907, that being prior to the act of Congress of May 27, 1908, which did not become effective until July 27, 1908, is well established. Grayson et al. v. Durant et al., 43 Okla. 799, 144 Pac. 592.
On the other hand, it is both clear from the language of said act of May 27, 1908, and well established by the decided cases that, in respect to the age of plaintiff at the time she…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Huston v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Scott v. BrakelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Miller v. FryerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Phillips v. ByrdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Grayson v. DurantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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