Legal Opinion
Board of Com'rs of Garvin Co. v. Dennis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 10, 1929No. 19160PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, C.
There is but one question presented by this appeal, to wit, whether or not an assessment for benefits for drainage purposes against the unrestricted allotment of an intermarried white member of the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians is- legal and binding when made while the title to the allotment remains in the original allottee and within a period of 21 years from the issuance of the. patent.
The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts. A. B. Dennis was duly enrolled as a member of the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians as an intermarried white citizen, and received an allotment on May 18,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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