Legal Opinion
Choctaw & Chickasaw Nations v. Seay
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1956No. 5284PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations brought this action to quiet the title to certain lands extending from the medial or center line of Red River and the southern or right-hand bank of such river and lying opposite Lot 1 of Section 10 and Lots 3, 4 and 5 of Section 3, all in Township 7 South, Range 5 West, Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations claim title to all of the lands between the medial line and the south or right bank of Red River, extending from the 98th meridian east to the boundary line between Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Seay, a defendant…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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