Lynch v. Harris
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Rogers County; T. L. Brown, Judge. Action by John E. Harris, a minor, by J. B. Rutherford, guardian, against Elzira Lynch, a minor, by guardian. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This case originated in the district court of Rogers county. The original plaintiff was John F. Harris, a minor, by John B. Rutherford, his guardian, who is now the defendant in error, but will hereafter be called plaintiff.
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Error from District Court, Rogers County; T. L. Brown, Judge. Action by John E. Harris, a minor, by J. B. Rutherford, guardian, against Elzira Lynch, a minor, by guardian. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This case originated in the district court of Rogers county. The original plaintiff was John F. Harris, a minor, by John B. Rutherford, his guardian, who is now the defendant in error, but will hereafter be called plaintiff. The original defendant was Elzira Lynch, a minor, who is now the plaintiff in error, but will hereafter be called defendant. Plaintiff sought by his…
1Opinion of the CourtPia Yes, J.
(after stating the facts as above). Provision was made by act of Congress approved July 1, 1902 (32 U. S. St. at L. p. 716; 1 Kappler’s Indian Affairs, Laws & Treaties, p. 787), for the allotment in severalty of the lands of the Cherokee Nation or tribe of Indians to the enrolled members thereof. Section 9 of this act provides for an appraisement of all the lands belonging to the tribe. Section 11 provides that there shall be allotted to each enrolled citizen of the tribe lands equal in value to 110 acres of the average allottable lands of the nation, and in making the allotments each Indian…
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