Weeks v. Merkle
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Cleveland County; before J. R. Keaton, District Judge. Action by John Merlde against R. J. Weeks to recover land. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Dark, C. J.:
The defendant in error, John Merlde, brought suit in the district court of Cleveland county lor the recovery of lot 4, block 72, in the city of Norman, alleging that he was the owner of said lot, and that an illegal tax deed had been issued therefor to R. J. Weeks, plaintiff in error, pursuant to a sale of said lot for delinquent taxes for the year 1891. Weeks answered in the district court to the action, by alleging ownership based upon the tax deed. The deed under which Weeks claims the lot is as follows:
“Whereas, R. J. Weeks did on the 24th day of…
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