Hebeison v. Hatchell

Opinion of the court by

Pancoast, J.:

The plaintiff in error and the defendant in error were contestants before the department of the interior for the northeast quarter of section 26, in township 28, north of range 1, east, in Kay county, Oklahoma, each claiming the tract of land under the homestead laws. The defendant in error was the successful contestant, and was awarded the land. The tract was involved in the contest for a number of years, during which time each occupied a portion thereof.

This action was brought in the district court of Kay county by the defendant in error against the…