Legal Opinion
Butler v. Denton
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma
Decided October 2, 1944No. Civil Action No. 1123PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICE, District Judge.
The funds involved in this litigation are a portion of the estate left by Adam Scott, a full-blood Creek Indian. They are now and have at all times been in the custody and under the supervision and control of the Secretary of the Interior. They were derived as profits from oil and gas produced from the allotted lands of the said Adam Scott, who died intestate on September 6, 1925. After the death of Adam Scott his father and mother, George and Mannie Scott, both full-blood Creek Indians, began proceedings in the County Court of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cobb v. KillingsworthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Midwest Ref. Co. v. GeorgeWyoming Supreme Court · 1932
- Kelly v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
- United States Const. Co. v. Armour Packing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Warfield v. BixbyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Butler v. DentonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- United States v. Beatrice Foods Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1971
- United States v. General Adjustment Bureau, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973