Legal Opinion
In re Jessie's Heirs
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma
Decided May 26, 1919No. 2982PublishedCited by 10 opinions
In the matter of the determination of the heirs of Harper Jessie,‘deceased, a full-blood Creek Indian, wherein petition was filed for reproval to the District Court. On motion to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, District Judge.
By virtue of Act Cong. June 14, 1918, c. 101, 40 Stat. 606 (Comp. St. 1918, append. §§ 4234a, 4234b), proceedings were commenced in the county court of Okfuskee county to have determined the heirs of Harper Jessie, deceased, a full-blood member of the Creek Tribe of Indians. Said act is entitled:
“An act to provide a determination of heirship * * * and conferring jurisdiction upon district courts to partition lands belonging to full-blood heirs”
—and provides:
“That a determination of the question of fact as to who are the heirs of any deceased citizen allottee of the…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Homer v. LesterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Cox v. ColbertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
- Hogan v. Superior Court of Okmulgee CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
- In Re Fulsom's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
- Davis v. Harjo's Unknown HeirsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
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