Lawyer v. Crowe Coal Co.

The plaintiff, C. Ray Lawyer, brought this action against Crowe Coal Company, J. F. Chancey, and others to recover possession of a 40-acre tract of land in Okmulgee county and to quiet title thereto.

Lawyer claimed title to the land under a resale tax deed issued by Ok-mulgee county, executed on April 28, 1930, and recorded on February 4, 1931. This action was commenced on January 1, 1938. The demurrer of defendant Chancey to the plaintiff’s petition was sustained on the sole ground that the petition showed on its face that plaintiff’s cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations.…