Nixon v. Good
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the CourtMcNEILL, J.
This action was commenced liy plaintiffs in error against the defendants in error to recover an interest in a certain piece of real estate situated in Tulsa county. The facts are substantially as follows:
The land in question was the homestead allotment of John Cox, deceased, a Creek Indian of the half Indian blood who died after receiving patent in 1903, leaving no children born after May 21, 1901. Adeline Bruner, a full-blood Creek, was one of the heirs of John Cox. J. Truman Nixon claims liis title to the homestead by virtue of a deed from Adeline Bruner dated June 26, 1912, and approved by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McCray v. Miller &8212 Bland v. BlandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Inman v. SherrillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Hines v. DriverIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Oates v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Untied States v. CookCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
3Cited by1 opinion
- Nixon v. HarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922