Cook v. Melton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Grady County; Will Linn, Judge. Action by Adrian Melton against C. E. Cook to recover rent on certain realty. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
POPE, C.
On October 5, 1915, .the plaintiff below, Adrian Melton, acquired title to a certain tract of land located in Grady county at a guardian’s sale. The land was then in the actual possession and occupancy of the defendant, O. E. Cook, who was holding' under a yearly lease from Geo. C. Howard, who in turn was holding by virtue of a five-year lease given by the al-lotte of the land, a full-blood Choctaw Indian. Under his lease agreement Cook paid $50 in advance and gave his note for $100 payable October 1, 1915. making a total of $150, representing the full agreed rent for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coffey v. HuntSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Williams v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Damren v. American Light & Power Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1898
- Bigham v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915