Legal Opinion

Swift v. Coulter

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 9, 1911No. 721PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from District Court, Muskogee County; G. A. Brown, Judge. Action between Frank T. Swift and W. J. Coulter. From the judgment, Swift brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

The plaintiff in error seeks to review the judgment of the district court of Muskogee county in an action which was pending in the United States Court for the Western District of the Indian Territory, at Muskogee, at the time of the erection of the state. By virtue of section 20 of the Enabling Act (Act June 16, 1906, c. 3335, 34 Stat. 267), as amended March 4, 1907 (c. 2911, § 3, 34 Stat. 1286), and section 2'7 of the schedule to the Constitution, said cause was transferred to the district court of the state.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

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  2. Choctaw Electric Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Todd v. OrrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Metropolitan Ry. Co. v. FonvilleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Northern Guaranty Loan & Trust Co. v. McCurtainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. McLeod v. SpencerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Harrison v. MurphySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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