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Bowles v. McCarty

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 20, 1945No. 31683PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCorn, J.

This action was brought by Christine McCarty, formerly James, and Lucy James to determine the heirs of Joseph James, deceased, a restricted Chickasaw Indian, and to quiet title in and to a portion of the allotment of said decedent, to wit: N% SWy4, NW% NW% SEy4 Section 25, Twp. 1 South, Range 8 East, Coal County, Oklahoma.

The evidence shows that Lucy James was married to Carl Miller, in Mena, Ark., in 1915, when she was 14 years of age, that she lived with him for about four weeks. In 1917, without securing a divorce from Miller, she married Joseph James; of this marriage two children were…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Teter v. TeterIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Mudd v. PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  3. Poole v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1898
  4. In Re Dearborn's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
  5. Stuart v. SchoonoverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
  2. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950

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