Cornelius v. State Ex Rel. Cruce, Gov.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court Oklahoma County; ■ W. R. Taylor, Judge. Action by the State of Oklahoma on the relation 'of Lee Cruce, Governor, and others, as Commissioners of the Land Office, against M. Cornelius, Register of Deeds. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
On March 29, 1913, the Commissioners of the Land Office, pursuant to the Constitution, art. 6, sec. 32, and Rev. Laws 1910, sec. 7652, loaned to J. H. Morton and wife $1,000 of the permanent school funds, and, as security therefor, took back from them a mortgage conveying to said commissioners for and on behalf of the state, the northwest quarter (N. W. Jd) of section fourteen (14), township fourteen (14) north, range four (4) west of the Indian meridian, containing one hundred sixty (160) acres, payable in five years. Later they presented said mortgage to M. Cornelius, register of deeds of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Anderson v. RitterbuschSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Mumford v. SewallOregon Supreme Court · 1883
- Dundee Mortgage Trust Investment Co. v. ParrishUnited States Circuit Court · 1885
- State Ex Rel. Dunlop, State Treas. v. CruceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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