Legal Opinion
Mayse v. Newman
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 27, 1941No. 29537PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This is a probate proceeding originating in the county court of Tulsa county.
Determination of the heirs of Peter Captain, an incompetent Osage Indian, is involved.
Peter Captain died intestate in Tulsa county on April 28, 1938, leaving an estate of considerable value, and part of which was located in Tulsa county. An administrator of his estate was appointed in said county.
Thereafter a petition for determination of his heirs was filed in said court by George Newman and others claiming to be the sole and only heirs of said Peter Captain. They claim as children of two deceased sisters of Peter…
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