Legal Opinion
Swain v. Hildebrand
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 22, 1934No. 21714PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
This action involves one-fourth of the Osage headrights of Amos Swain, deceased 'Osage Indian, who died in June, 1907. The particular one-fourth of the headlight now in controversy was by the Secretary of the Interior awarded to the defendant and all income accruing thereafter to such interest was paid to the defendant. The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover from the defendant all sums so awarded and paid him.
The material facts are that Amos Swain was born as the illegitimate son of Rosa Hildebrand in June, 1906; about three weeks later the plaintiff and Rosa Hildebrand were married,…
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- Barnard v. BilbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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