Eastern Oil Co. v. Harjo
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Creek County; Wade S. Stanfield, Judge. Action by Mitchell Harjo, by C. A. Wallace, guardian, against the Eastern Oil Company. From the judgment, the Oil .Company brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
HOOKER, C.
The land involved in this suit was the allotment of a full-blood Creek Indian who died April 28, 1910, intestate, leaving defendant in error as his sole heir. After his death the county court assumed jurisdiction of his estate, and sold his allotment for the purpose of paying some debts created by decedent during his lifetime, and the expenses incident to the administration of his estate, to S. and L., who executed an oil and gas lease thereon to M., which lease was afterwards assigned to plaintiff in error. The defendant in error contends that this lease is void because…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Davis' EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Redwine v. AnsleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Western Inv. Co. v. KistlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- In Re Washington's Estate, French v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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- Fulp v. SquiresSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Tucker v. MastersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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