United States v. Citizens Trading Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Pawnee County; before Bayard T. Hamer, Trial Judge. ■ STATEMENT OE THE CASE. This is an action brought in the district court of Pawnee county to declare a resulting trust to recover five lots in the town-site of Pawhuska, of which plaintiff below, defendant in error here, claims it had the preference right to purchase under the act of congress of March 3, 1905, relative to the sale of the Pawhuska townsite, by reason of having permanent…
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Error from the District Court of Pawnee County; before Bayard T. Hamer, Trial Judge. ■ STATEMENT OE THE CASE. This is an action brought in the district court of Pawnee county to declare a resulting trust to recover five lots in the town-site of Pawhuska, of which plaintiff below, defendant in error here, claims it had the preference right to purchase under the act of congress of March 3, 1905, relative to the sale of the Pawhuska townsite, by reason of having permanent improvements thereon, under the terms of that act. The character of the improvements is specifically set out in the petition.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Irwin, J.:
The act of congress of March 3, 1905, is as follows (omitting the caption) :
“That there shall be created an Osage townsite commission consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the United States Indian agent at the Osage agency, one to be appointed by the chief executive of the Osage tribe, and one by the secretary of the interior, who shall receive such compensation as the secretary of the interior may prescribe, to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the lots sold under this act.
“That the secretary of the interior shall reserve from selection…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Moore v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- King v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Stevens v. PattenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Sawyer v. GrayDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1913
- Brennan v. ShanksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909