McCaughey Ex Rel. Whitt v. Lester

HALLEY, Chief Justice.

Nettie Whitt, formerly Snider, is a member of the Choctaw tribe of Indians of one-eighth degree of Indian blood. This suit is brought by John McCaughey as her guardian and next friend against Anna L. Lester and W. H. Lester, her present husband. Anna L. Lester is the step-mother of Nettie Whitt, having been the wife of Samuel T. Snider, long since deceased. Nettie Whitt was born October 28, 1896. Her father, Samuel T. Snider was appointed her legal guardian on November 10, 1906 and was not discharged as such until April 18, 1916. On May 1, 1915, Nettie Whitt, then…