Swanson v. Green
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
C. L. Swanson and the Wad-dell Investment Company prosecute this appeal from the district court of McIntosh county, to reverse a judgment rendered against them in an action brought by Stepney Green. Stepney Green was a duly enrolled citizen of the Creek Nation of the one-half blood. His mother was one Martha Green, a citizen of the Creek Nation, who died about 1901, after receiving her allotment as a citizen of said tribe. Stepney Green, the plaintiff herein, inherited an undivided half interest in his said mother's allotment. At the time of said inheritance, the plaintiff was a minor, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Patterson v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Burtschi v. WolfeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921