Legal Opinion

Brown v. Shwinogee

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 6, 1927No. 17763PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.

Lela May Shwinogee sought and by the judgment recovered an undivided one-third interest in lands involved and described, of which Sam Shwinogee died sensed in May, 1921. Plaintiff alleged that she was a half-sister of Lucinda Shwinogee, deceased, an enrolled citizen of the Ohoctaw Tribe of Indians, whose allotment descended to her sole and only heir at law, her father, Sam Shwinogee. By the judgment she secured possession of the land and quieted her title therein. A jury was waived. The evidence established that plaintiff was a child of deceased, Sam Shwinogee, and Hattie Green, Sam Shwinogee…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In re Estate of WardellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Allison v. BryanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  3. Jones v. SnyderSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  4. Wolf v. GallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1916
  5. Fisher v. FisherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Chew's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
  2. Colpitt v. CheathamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
  3. Frame v. State Ex Rel. Comr's of the Land OfficeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
  4. Bradshaw v. SextonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  5. Home Ins. Co. of New York v. Voto-Jacobus Motor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941

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