Legal Opinion

Bolling v. Campbell

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 12, 1912No. 2008PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Error from District Court, Jefferson County; Prank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by H. W. Campbell against W. C. Bolling, individually and as guardian of Theodore and Octavia Bolling, and others, to recover money alleged to be due for certain improvements on real estate belonging to the minors. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

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Error from District Court, Jefferson County; Prank M. Bailey, Judge. Action by H. W. Campbell against W. C. Bolling, individually and as guardian of Theodore and Octavia Bolling, and others, to recover money alleged to be due for certain improvements on real estate belonging to the minors. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error. This is an action by H. W. Campbell against W. C. Bolling and W. C. Bolling as guardian of Theodore and Octavia Bolling, and Theodore and Octavia Bolling, to recover money alleged to be due him on account of certain improvements made on real estate…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

ROBERTSON, C.

(after stating the facts as above). Without doubt the subject of this action is the right of the plaintiff to recover of the defendants a money judgment for the value of the improvements made by him on their allotments. The title to the land is not involved; nor is the right of possession of the land in question.. The suit involves only the right to recover a money judgment. No suit could be maintained against the minors until they had been brought within the jurisdiction of the district court by proper process, in strict conformity to the provisions of the statute.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wells v. PattonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  2. Doyle v. School Dist. No. 38, Noble CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Phillips v. RogersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Bank of Grove v. DennisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. New Blue Springs Milling Co. v. DeWittSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Jefferson v. GallagherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Harjo v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
  3. Condit v. ConditSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  4. Hamilton by and Through Hamilton v. VadenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
  5. In Re Sanders' EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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