Oklahoma Land Co. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Frror from District Court, Wagoner County; John H. King, Judge. Action by John R. Thomas and Grant Foreman against the Oklahoma Land Company and Pig Walker to recover possession of certain land and for damages for rents and profits arising therefrom. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
SHARP, C.
This action involves the title to the surplus allotment of Lucretia Scott, a freedman citizen of the Creek Nation. The plaintiffs below, hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, claim title by deeds of conveyance as follows: Warranty deed to 80 acres of said land from Ellen Johnson, since deceased, and Robert Johnson, her husband, the said Ellen Johnson, formerly Ellen Scott, being the alleged heir at law of her deceased sister, Lucretia Scott; and by last will and testament, duly probated, of said Ellen Johnson, deceased, who devised her remaining interest in the estate of…
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