Zeigler v. Deloney

This appeal arises from the determination of the heirship of Mattie D. Lee, who died intestate, a resident of Oklahoma county. Lee V. Zeigler was appointed administrator and the administration of the estate had proceeded to the point of being ready for determination of heirship and distribution on the assumption that Walter Zeigler, a brother of the decedent, was the sole heir when the defendant in error, Willie Deloney, set up her claim to heirship before the county court. The claim of Willie De-loney was based upon an alleged adoption prior to Statehood, in Indian Territory, under the laws…