Henley v. Davis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from,■ District Court, Muskogee County; R. D. de Graffenried, Judge. Action by Sarah Henley, nee Taylor, against Fred W. Davis and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BLEAKMORE, C.
This is an action commenced in the district court of Muskogee county on March 5, 1912, by Sarah Henley against Fred W. Davis, Harry Pearsons, and O. V. Taft, for the possession of certain lands and damages for their detention, etc. The case was tried to the court, and resulted in a general finding and judgment for defendants.
The plaintiff is an enrolled Creek freedman citizen, to whom the lands involved were allotted. On August 25, 1909, in consideration of $800, she executed and delivered to Fred W. Davis a warranty deed describing 40 acres of her allotment, and on…
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