Legal Opinion
The Choctaw and the Chickasaw Nations v. Board of County Commissioners of Love County, Oklahoma, and Texaco, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1966No. 8416PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw nations sued the Board of County Commissioners of Love County, Oklahoma, to quiet their title to the mineral interests under a cemetery. This appeal is from a judgment holding that the nations have no right, title or interest in the lands and that the Board is the owner in fee simple. We affirm the judgment.
The stipulated facts are that by patent deed executed in 1915 and approved by the Secretary of Interior, the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations “ * * * granted and conveyed * * * unto the * * * County Commissioners, their successors and assigns,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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