Mitchell v. Humphrey
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Craig County; T. L. Brown, Judge. Action by Harry M. Mitchell and others against Walter D. Humphrey, administrator. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
This is an action in ejectment to recover possession of the S. J4 of the N. E. 34 of the N. E. ‘ 34, and the N. W. 34 of the N. E. 34> section 17, and the N. W. 34 of the N. E. 34 of the N. W. 34 of section 21, all in township 26 N., range 16 E., and for damages for unlawfully withholding possession of the same.
These lands were allotted to John E. Sheehan, a Cherokee Indian of one-sixteenth Cherokee blood, who became 21 years of age April 24, 1908. On January 20, 1908, the allottee executed a departmental oil and gas lease covering these lands in favor of the defendant,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kolachny v. GalbreathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Frank Oil Co. v. Belleview Gas & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Jennings v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Barnsdall v. OwenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Shy v. BrockhauseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
- McElroy v. MooseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Byrne v. KernalsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Ramsey v. ConnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- McKemie v. AlbrightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914