Legal Opinion

Annis v. Bell

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 8, 1901PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error from the District Court of Pa/yne County; before John E. Burford, District Judge. STATEMENT OP THE CASE. This is an action commenced in the district court of Payne county, by Maggie Bell, against O. W. Annis, to recover damages for property sold by Mm, as sheriff, under an execution, issued out of the probate court of Payne county, in the case of the Territory of Oklahoma v. H. 0. Bell, on the charge of bastardy.

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Error from the District Court of Pa/yne County; before John E. Burford, District Judge. STATEMENT OP THE CASE. This is an action commenced in the district court of Payne county, by Maggie Bell, against O. W. Annis, to recover damages for property sold by Mm, as sheriff, under an execution, issued out of the probate court of Payne county, in the case of the Territory of Oklahoma v. H. 0. Bell, on the charge of bastardy. On the 5th day of June, 1897, the said H. O. Bell was brought into court on the complaint of Ida L. Dillman, charging him with bastardy, and was by the court held in bonds of…

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Opinion of the court by

Irwin, J.:

On the question of ownership of the cattle in question in this suit at the time of levy and sale on execution, the court below has found for the plaintiff, and that she was the owner at that time; and, on examination of the record, it is found that there is evidence which reasonably tends to sustain this finding; and, under the well established rule of this court, this finding will not be disturbed; and, in fact, there seems to be no contention on this question, so that the only question necessary to be considered in this case is, Was the execution issued out…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Scott v. State ex rel. DaleIndiana Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wells v. ShriverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  2. Cockrell v. SchmittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  3. Mabry v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
  4. Methvin v. MethvinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
  5. Fooshee Brunson v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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