McElroy v. Calhoun

This action was commenced in the district court of Tulsa county December 23, 1924, by Clarence McElroy against J. Garfield Buell and others for possession and to quiet title to a parcel of land located in the original townsite of the city of Tulsa. The suit was in equity and judgment was for defendant Buell, and McElroy has appealed.

The parties will be referred to herein as plaintiff and defendant, respectively, as they appeared at the trial.

On September 22, 1902, a town lot patent was issued by the Creek Nation to the plaintiff conveying the premises in question. The record title shows a…