Thornton v. Peery
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from, the District Court of Cleveland, County; before J. B. Keaton, District Judge. Petition by William A. Thornton against Ernest H. Peery. There was a judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Burford, O. J.:
The plaintiff in error, Thornton, made 'homestead entry of a tract of public land situate in Cleveland county, and settled and made some improvements thereon. The defendant in error, Peery, filed a contest against Thornton’s entry, alleging abandonment for more than six months. The contest was tried in the local land office, and the testimony of several witnesses taken and reduced to writing. The register and receiver, ■after consideration of all the testimony, decided the contest in favor of Peery, and against Thornton, and held his homestead entry for…
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