Squires v. Swanson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Garvin county.

Henry Swanson brought an action in said court, alleging that he was the owner and in possession of an undivided one-half interest in certain lands in Garvin county described in his petition; that M. Squires and R. S. Savery held a tax deed to such lands, which was alleged to be void for the reason that defendant John Johnieo, a full-blood Choctaw Indian, owned an undivided one-half interest in said lands, which undivided interest was not subject to assessment or taxation, and prayed for a judgment canceling such tax deed…