Legal Opinion
Butler v. Denton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1945No. 3093PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
Adam Scott, a full-blood Creek Indian, died intestate. His estate included lands and funds. The funds were in the custody of the Secretary of the Interior. George Scott and Mannie Scott were the parents of the decedent. They instituted in the County Court of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, a proceeding to determine the heirs of the decedent, pleading that they were his sole and only heirs. Jennie Kelly appeared in the proceeding and asserted that she was the child of the decedent, born out of wedlock but recognized by him in the manner required by the law of Oklahoma, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Caesar v. BurgessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- United States v. FixicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- Walker v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- House v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Kelly v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Kilpatrick v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- American National Bank And Trust Company Of Sapulpa v. Bic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Plains Growers, Inc. v. Ickes-Braun Glasshouses, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Ockert v. Union Barge Line Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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