Legal Opinion

Reiser v. Johnston

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 10, 1917No. 6387PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; Chas. B. Wilson, Jr., Judge. Action -by Jennie McDivitt against J. L. Reiser and Geo. McKinnis, to which Willard Johnston was made a defendant. Johnston filed a oross-petition praying for judgment against Reiser. There was a judgment against Reiser, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

WEST, C.

Jennie McDivitt filed a suit in the superior court of Pottawatomie county against J. L. Reiser, plaintiff in error, and Geo. McKinnis, to recover $8,500 and interest, the balance of the purchase price of a tract of land upon which $4,000 had been paid. Plaintiff in error, defendant in the original suit, answered that he had made the contract sued upon, but that the same was for' the use and benefit of himself. Geo. McKinnis, and one Willard Johnston, and attached to his answer a partnership agreement entered into between plaintiff in error, Geo. McKinnis, and Willard…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. ArnoldMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Pettingill v. JonesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
  3. Phillips v. ThorpSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1903
  4. Williams v. Kemper Hundley & McDonald Dry Goods Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Chowning v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. Anderson v. WhitenerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  3. Johnson v. StewardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
  4. Bielenberg v. HigginsMontana Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Abraham v. SlymanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

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