Scott v. Emanuel

HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.

This was an action filed January 2, 1951, by Salina Scott to quiet her title to an undivided 546 interest in and to the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 4 North, Range 7 East, in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, and to recover the possession of such interest. Judgment was entered for the appellee, W. M. Emanuel, and this appeal follows.1

The land in question was the homestead of Felin Bean, a one-half blood restricted Chickasaw Indian. Felin died January 1, 1917, survived by his widow, Tennessee Alexander, and three daugh*412ters, Rosa Bean, Tienie Bean and Lucy Bean. Lucy…