Legal Opinion
Willett v. Miller
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 26, 1935No. 24058PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This cause involves the title to certain land in Payne county lying south of what was platted as lots 3 and 4, section 9, township 17 N., range 3 E., I. M.
Plaintiff in error obtained patent to lots 3 and 4 in the year 1913. At that time said lots were bounded on the south by the Cimarron river, and as platted contained 14.40 and 26.28 acres, respectively.
The Cimarron river appears to have changed its course through section 9, so that at the time this suit was commenced, the north bank is now moré than one-half mile south of where it was when the lots were platted. As a result there is now…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jefferis v. East Omaha Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- St. Louis v. RutzSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Missouri v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Thomas v. MorganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Briggs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Omaha Indian Tribe v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Goins v. MerrymanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- State ex rel. Com'rs of Land Office v. WardenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Buchheit v. GlascoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
- Chase v. CheathamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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