Legal Opinion

Shulthis v. McDougal

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 3, 1909No. Nos. 2,901 and 2,905PublishedCited by 65 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

1Opinion of the Court

AMIDON, District Judge.

This is a suit in equity brought by the appellant to determine conflicting rights to a parcel of real property situated in Oklahoma. While the cause was pending, George Franklin Berryhill was permitted to file a petition in intervention therein and make common cause with the complainant. The decree below dismissed the bill upon the merits. The case can best be presented by unfolding the facts and the law together.

Andrew J. Berryhill was the son of George Franklin Berryhill, a member of the Creek Nation of the mixed blood, and Clementine Berryhill, his wife, a noncitizen…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Stanley v. SchwalbySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Cherokee Nation v. JourneycakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Pickering v. LomaxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. The Cherokee Trust FundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Chupco v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  2. Southwest Pipe Line Co. v. Empire Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
  3. Gray v. McKnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. Pigeon v. BuckSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Thorn v. ConeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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