Legal Opinion
In Re Smith's Estate
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 8, 1940No. 28542PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The first question to be determined in this case is whether Juanita Wilson Smith, the surviving wife of Robert Smith, deceased, a full-blood restricted Osage Indian allottee, is of Indian blood and entitled to inherit a portion of his estate as one of his heirs at law. Juanita Wilson Smith and Robert Smith were married on the 11th day of July, 1932, subsequent to the passage of the Act of Congress of February 27, 1925, 43 Stat. at L. 1008 (25 U.S.C.A. 331), section 7 of which prohibits inheritance by persons not of Indian blood from those of one-half or more Indian blood of the Osage Tribe,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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