Legal Opinion

Gafford v. Davis

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 25, 1916No. 4208PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Error from District Court, Seminole County; Tom D. MeKeown, Judge. - Action by Richmond Davis and others against J. A. Gafford. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings ' error.

1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.

This case presents error from the district court of Seminole county, and involves the title to the allotment of Scipio Davis, a Seminole freedman. The action was brought by Scipio’s heirs to cancel a deed to said land, purporting to have been executed by Scipio during his lifetime, and in which deed one Charles 0. Tate was named as grantee. Some weeks after the purported execution of said deed by Scipio to Tate, the latter conveyed, by warranty deed, to the plaintiff in error, J. A. Gafford. The court in its decree found for the plaintiffs and ordered canceled each of the deeds named.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Missouri, O. & G. Ry. Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Love v. Kirkbride Drilling & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Homeland Realty Co. v. RobisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  4. Mulhall v. MulhallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895
  5. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. JohnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. City of Raton v. SprouleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Perez v. Health and Social ServicesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Terwilleger v. BridgesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
  4. Dippel v. HargraveSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
  5. Bridwell v. GoeskeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948

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