United States v. Gypsy Oil Co.

PHILLIPS, District Judge.

This is a suit in equity brought by the United States (hereinafter called plaintiff) against the Gypsy Oil Company (hereinafter called defendant), to cancel an oil and gas lease. The trial court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss the amended bill, plaintiff elected not to plead further, a decree dismissing the bill was entered, and the plaintiff appealed therefrom

The material facts set up in the bill are: That Willie Clinton, a full-blood Creek Indian, duly enrolled, was allotted as a portion of his surplus lands, the N. W. % of the N. W. %, See. 22, Tp. 15 N.,…