Silversmith v. Hart
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Craig County; Preston S. Davis, Judge. Action by Lizzie Silversmith, a minor, by W. E. Foltz, her guardian, against B. L. Hart and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff in error in the district court of Craig county to recover possession of certain lands allotted to Lizzie Silversmith, and for rents and profits on same. Judgment was for defendants, to reverse which the case was brought here.
The case was tried by the court upon an agreed statement of facts from which it appears that the land was allotted after the passage of the act of Congress of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1220), permitting certain white persons intermarried with citizens of \he Cherokee Nation to sell ‘and dispose of improvements made on lands in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wever v. Pioneer Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Boudinot v. MorrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cornelius v. Standard Royalties Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928