Gray v. McKnight
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Caddo County; Will Linn, Judge. Action by Sarah B. Gray, as administratrix ' of the estate of Mary B. Gray, deceased, and others, against L. E. McKnight and others. From judgment for defendants, plaintiffs’ bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, J.
This case involves the title to an allotment of land made under the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Agreement (31 Stat. 676, c. 813). John Nestell was a white man, and under the said agreement he, with certain other named persons, were awarded all the benefits of land and money conferred by the agreement, the same as members by blood of one of said tribes. The agreement provided that, when allotments of land were selected and approved by the Sec-, retary of the Interior, the title thereto should be held in trust for the respective allottees for a period of 25 years “in the time and manner and to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Heckman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- McKay v. KalytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- McCune v. EssigSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Brown v. TrentSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Shulthis v. McDougalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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- Courtney v. DanielSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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- Chisholm v. HouseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Chapman v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
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