Sewell v. Setterman
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from -Superior Oou-rt, Muskogee County; H. C. Thurman, Judge. Actiojni by Rentie Sewell, guardian of Eddie Lewis, a minor, against William Setter-man. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
PRYOR, O.
This action was brought 'by Rentie Sewell, -as guardian of Eddie Lewis, a minor, against William Setter-man, to recover 160 acres of land lying in Muskogee county, Okla. The-lands involved ■are the allotment of H-aekless Lewis. Hack-less Lewis died intestate on the 6th day of September, 1903, leaving no wife, father, mother, lor legitimate children -or issue of children. The plaintiff Eddie Lewis is the illegitimate child of Hackless Lewis. Eddie Lewis claims that he was legitimated by his father in accordance with the laws of the Creek Nation, and is therefore the legal…
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