Legal Opinion
Ward v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1943No. 2707PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Ward brought this action against the unknown heirs of Joe Ben, a deceased full-blood Choctaw Indian, the heirs of Johnny Cooper, a deceased full-blood Choctaw Indian, and the heirs of Louisa Ben, a full-blood Choctaw Indian, to quiet the title to a tract of land situated in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The land was originally allotted to Joe Ben. Joe Ben died December 25, 1912, leaving as his sole surviving heir his widow, Louisa Ben. Louisa Ben, by deed dated March 27, 1918, conveyed the lands to J. C. McDougald. The deed was duly approved by the county court of…
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