Legal Opinion

Chilton v. Dietrich

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided April 13, 1915No. 3832PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error from District ‘Court, Grady •County; Frank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by Matt Chilton against Lotsee B. Dietrich and another. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff 'brings error.

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Error from District ‘Court, Grady •County; Frank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by Matt Chilton against Lotsee B. Dietrich and another. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff 'brings error. Joseph Chandler, a Comanche Indian, a member of the Kiowa - Apache and Comanche Indians, was allotted the land in controversy, consisting of 320 acres, under the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1866 or 1867 and of June, 1900. Said land was patented to said Joseph Chandler and his heirs December 21, 1904, pursuant to an act of Congress approved-April 21, 1904, which act of Congress removed all restrictions as to the…

1Opinion of the Court

BRETT, C.

(after stating the facts as above). This1 is- an action by the plaintiff' in error; Matt Chilton, who was1 plaintiff bel’ow, against the defendants in error, Lotsee B. Dietrich and A. Reeves, who w-ere defendants- below; to partition the east half of the north-east quarter-of section 33, and the north-west" quarter'of sec- tion 34, and the west half of the north-east quarter of section 34, township 5, north, range 18 west, and for one-fourth of the rents and profits for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, and for possession of that portion of the land partitioned to the plaintiff,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Huston v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Roots v. BeckIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Martin v. CoxSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. Powers v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  5. Carpenter v. ColesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Slyman v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  2. Sanders v. LeforceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  3. Anicker v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  4. Cox v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  5. Roberson ex rel. Miles v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952

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