Legal Opinion

Dalton v. Hopper

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided January 7, 1919No. 9470PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error from District Court, Haskell County ; W. H. Brown, Judge. Action by H. L. Dalton against E. M. Hopper. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

HOOKER, C.

IT. L. Dalton sued E. M. Hopper, to recover judgment on a promissory note for $446.50, executed on April 28, 1914, by Hopper to him, and due September 15, 1914.

The defendant answered, admitting the execution of the note, and as a further defense against the same alleged that in October, 1913, he was the owner of 440 acres of land in Haskell county, of the value of $11,000, mortgaged for $4,000, and that the plaintiff about that time, through his agent, one J. M. Bettes, negotiated a trade with him for his equity in said land, giving in exchange therefor 700 shares of stock…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Werline v. AldredSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  2. Hood v. WoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  3. Halsell v. First Nat. Bank of MuskogeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  4. Meyer v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  5. Shawnee Life Ins. Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bird v. ColemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
  2. Rogers v. BrummettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  3. Johnson v. EagleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  4. McAtee v. GarredSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  5. United States v. PyleDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1965

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