Williams v. Joins
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Jefferson County; Erank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by Frank Williams and another against U. S. Joins and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
AMES, C.
The plaintiffs, as next of kin and heirs at law of Phoébe Willis and Josiah Willis, deceased citizens of the Choctaw Nation, brought this action to recover from the defendants the possession of the real estate involved. The defendants claimed title under a conveyance from Josiah Willis, who inherited the land from Phoebe Willis. The plaintiffs asserted the invalidity of this deed, on account of the minority of Josiah Willis. This issue was tried to the jury and verdict was rendered in favor of the defendants.
The first error assigned is that the defendant Joins was per-,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Denning v. ButcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Bell v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1899
- Robinson v. MarinoWashington Supreme Court · 1892
- Yarbrough v. SpaldingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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