Legal Opinion
Harjo v. Johnston
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 26, 1940No. 25209PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, V. C. J.
In this appeal the parties are in the same relative position as in the trial court and will be hereafter referred to as plaintiff and defendants.
The cause proceeded to trial upon plaintiff’s amended petition, filed on April 15, 1932. Therein plaintiff alleged, in substance, the following:
That plaintiff is the owner of an undivided two-thirds of certain lands by inheritance from Louis Harjo and his heirs. The land in controversy was allotted to Louis Harjo, a full-blood Seminole Indian, who was the son of Oche and Judy Harjo. Oche Harjo died intestate prior to allotment, leaving…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- McJilton v. LoveIllinois Supreme Court · 1851
- McIntosh v. HoltgraveSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Chickering v. FailesIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- Bell v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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3Cited by37 opinions
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