United States v. Russell

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAUGHERTY, District Judge.

The United States of America as plaintiff herein sues to quiet title to approximately 161.83 acres of land in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, claimed to be held by it in trust for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.1

The plaintiff also seeks to recover from the defendants Leonard Smith and Lois L. Smith the reasonable rental value of the land while used by them and a sum equal to all oil and gas lease monies received by said defendants with reference to said property.

The defendants Leonard Smith and Lois L. Smith claim title to the land through a tax sale…