Legal Opinion

Mullen v. Short

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 10, 1913No. 4132PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from District Courts Grady County; Frank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by E. F. Short against J. S. Mullen. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

KANE J.

This. was a statutory action for the recovery of a tract of land,- situated in the' Chickasaw Nation, commenced by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, against the plaintiff in error, defendant below. Upon trial to the court the issues were determined in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment entered accordingly to reverse which this proceeding in error was commenced.

The petition of the plaintiff is in statutory form. The answer of the defendant is, first, a general denial, and, second, that the land in controversy was allotted to Sophia Tushka, who subsequent to the allotment…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Yarbrough v. SpaldingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. Campbell v. McSpaddenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Williamson v. AdamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Haddock v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Okla Oil Co. v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
  3. Sampson v. StapletonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  4. Bartlett v. Okla Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1914
  5. Bailey v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

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