State Ex Rel. Short v. Benevolent Inv. & Relief Ass'n

This action was begun in the district court of Lincoln county, by .the state of Oklahoma, on the relation of the Attorney General, against the Benevolent Investment & Relief Association, and numerous other defendants, having for its purpose the escheat to the state of certain lands consisting of about 40 acres forming what is known as Key West town site. In the action, application is made for the appointment of a receiver pendente lite to take charge of the land and of the oil produced from certain wells which have been drilled upon the land. Upon the trial, the district court, after hearing…