Langford v. Newsom

W. L. Langford brought this suit against J. C. Newsom to recover upon an alleged breach of warranty. Lang-ford owned a stock of goods at Hadley, Tex., which he traded to Newsom for a tract of land in Oklahoma; Newsom executing a general warranty deed to Langford. The land had been allotted to Thomas H. Thomas, a freedman of the Seminole Tribe of Indians, and an allottee of land under the laws of the United States. On August 20, 1910, Thomas conveyed to one Stakes, through whom New-som deraigned title. Plaintiff’s suit is predicated upon the assertion that Thomas at the time of executing the…