Legal Opinion

Jefferson v. Winkler

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 12, 1910No. 916PublishedCited by 74 opinions

Error from District Court, Muskogee County j John H. King, Judge. Ac.tion by Felix L. Winkler against Ed Jefferson, guardian.. From an order granting a temporary injunction, defendant brings error. Ed Jefferson, plaintiff in error, was appointed guardian for one Rebecca Moore, a minor Creek freedman, by the United' States Court for the Western District of the Indian Territory prior to the admission of the state.

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Error from District Court, Muskogee County j John H. King, Judge. Ac.tion by Felix L. Winkler against Ed Jefferson, guardian.. From an order granting a temporary injunction, defendant brings error. Ed Jefferson, plaintiff in error, was appointed guardian for one Rebecca Moore, a minor Creek freedman, by the United' States Court for the Western District of the Indian Territory prior to the admission of the state. She had received through the agency of the Dawes Commission the allotment of land to which she was entitled as a Creek freedman. On the 13th day of May, 1908, she was legally married…

1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.

(after stating the facts as above). Plaintiff in error first contends that the order of the court below granting the injunction was error, for the reason that defendant in error had an adequate remedy at law by appeal from the order of the county court overruling his objections to the sale and granting the order of sale. This contention is without merit. Defendant in error bv his appearance and objection in the county court to the application of plaintiff in error for the order of sale attempted to set up and have adjudicated in that court his claim of title to the land in controversy adverse…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Timmins v. Bonner & LongTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Wise v. O'MalleyTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Price v. PetersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
  5. Swihart v. ShafferIndiana Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Scott v. BrakelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Bell v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  3. Tidal Oil Company v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
  4. Armstrong v. LettySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
  5. Allison v. CrummeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916

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