Legal Opinion
Groom v. Wright
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 9, 1912No. 1380PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Error from District Court, Creek County; W. L. Barnum, Judge_ Action of ejectment by Lemuel D. Groom against James-Wright. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
SHARP, C.
This case was tried on the following agreed statement of facts:
“It is hereby agreed by and between the plaintiff and the defendant in the above-entitled action that the facts in this cause are hereinafter stated, and that this cause shall be submitted and heard by the court upon the following statement of facts:
“(1) That Ben Sharper, mentioned in the petition and answer herein as the allottee of the lands described in the petition, is a freedman citizen of the Creek Nation of Indians. (2) That the lands described in the petition, to wit, southeast quarter of the southwest…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cope v. CopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- De Graffenreid v. Iowa Land & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Stout v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Bd. of Com'rs of Creek v. Alexander, St. TreasurerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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