Legal Opinion

Cox v. Gettys

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 1, 1916No. 5029PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error from District Court, Oklahoma, County; W. R. Taylor, Judge. Action by Seth Gettys, administrator of the estate of Jonas Bedford, deceased, against Thomas L. Cox. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtKane, C. J.

This was an action to set aside a deed, commenced by the defendant in error, Seth Gettys, as administrator of the estate of Jonas Bedford, deceased, against the plaintiff in error, Thomas L. Cox. Hereafter the parties will be called “plaintiff” and “defendant,” respectively, as they appeared in the court below. The deed involved purported to be the deed of Jonas Bedford, and upon its face shows that it was duly executed a few days prior to his death. The petition alleges, in substance, that the property involved therein was of the value of $3,000 or $4,000, and the deed thereto was made to a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rice v. WaddillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
  2. Tomlinson v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  3. Ess v. GriffithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  4. Neis v. FarquharsonWashington Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Conwill v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. Perlis v. KuhnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Smith v. ClarkSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
  4. Threadgill v. AndersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
  5. American Fruit Growers, Inc. v. CalvertWashington Supreme Court · 1936

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