Flanagan v. Forsythe
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Oldahoma County; before-Henry W. Scott, District Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. The following are the material facts in this case,, to-wit: 1. On February 15, 1890, Jefferson L. Byrne sold to plaintiff in error a span of horses, fraudulently representing that the said horses were his (Byrne’s) property,, when, in fact, they were owned by one J. A. Little who, on the 27th day of January, 1891, legally took the possession thereof from said…
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Error from the District Court of Oldahoma County; before-Henry W. Scott, District Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. The following are the material facts in this case,, to-wit: 1. On February 15, 1890, Jefferson L. Byrne sold to plaintiff in error a span of horses, fraudulently representing that the said horses were his (Byrne’s) property,, when, in fact, they were owned by one J. A. Little who, on the 27th day of January, 1891, legally took the possession thereof from said plaintiff in error. 2. The said plaintiff in error, on the 3rd day of February, 1891, brought an action in the district court of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Keaton, J.:
The decision of this cause depends entirely upon the construction to be given sec. 2296, of the revised statutes of the United States, which reads as follows: “No lands acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall in any event become liable to the satisfaction of any debt or debts contracted prior to the issuing of the patent therefor.” Counsel for plaintiff in error contend that the judgment against him should be reversed on two grounds: First, because his claim against the-said Byrne never became a debt within the meaning of the above section until…
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