Jennings v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. . Suit in equity by William C. Wood and Fred S. Rowe against Edward H. Jennings.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit by W'ood and Rowe to cancel an oil and gas lease for 15 years to Jennings of certain lands in the state of Oklahoma, which, formerly belonging to the Cherokee Tribe of Indians, had been allotted and patented to the lessor who was an enrolled citizen of the tribe. The ground for cancellation is that when the lease was made the lessor was a minor incapable of contracting personally and that it was made without the participation of the gurdian of her estate or the order of any court of competent jurisdiction. It is alleged in the bill that upon becoming of age…
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