Legal Opinion
In Re Byford's Will
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 15, 1917No. 7289PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Error from District Court, Garvin County ; F. B. Swank, Judge. Petition by A. H. Shi for the probate of the will of Ellen Byford, deceased, opposed by Simeon Wesley and others. Judgment admitting the will to probate, and contestants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
RUMMONS, C.
This is a proceeding brought ’by the plaintiffs in error to reverse the action of the district court of Garvin county admitting to probate the last will and testament of Ellen Byford, deceased. This cause was tried in the court below upon an agreed statement of facts, which is as follows:
“That Ellen Byford was a full-blood Choctaw Indian, and that her restrictions had never been removed by the Department of the Interior of tlie United 'States, or any representative thereof. That the only property that the decedent undertook to alienate by will in this case consisted of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re Allen's WillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- In Re Impunnubbee's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Chouteau v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Homer v. McCurtainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Shulthis v. MacDougalU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Oklahoma · 1907
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3Cited by14 opinions
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