Tinker v. Midland Valley Mercantile Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pawnee County; L. M. Poe, Judge. Action by the Midland Valley Mercantile Company against George E. Tinker. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.
This is an action on a promissory note for the sum of $922.50, executed by plaintiff in error, defendant below, to defendant in error, plaintiff below, on September 1, 1906. Plaintiff’s petition contains the averments necessary to state a cause of action on a promissory note. Defendant by his answer admits the execution and delivery of the note. But for his defense to the action he alleges: That, at the time he executed the note, plaintiff was licensed by the United States government to trade with the Indians .within the Osage Indian reservation; that defendant is an Osage Indian; that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pixley v. BoyntonIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Cundiff v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1874
- Sollenberger v. StephensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1891
- Stanton v. StrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
3Cited by4 opinions
- First National Bank of Poteau v. AllenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Williams v. LeeArizona Supreme Court · 1958
- Bernert v. BernertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Tinker v. McLaughlin-farrar Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912