Kenny v. Miles
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE' OP OKLAHOMA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devantee
In concluding a proceeding in the .county court of Osage County, Oklahoma, for the settlement of the estate of Lah-tah-sah, a deceased Indian woman, it became necessary to determine who were her heirs. Two claimants appeared and sought to establish such a relation. One, John Kenny, claimed to be a son and the sole heir; and the other, Laban Miles, claimed to be the surviving husband and an equal heir with Kenny. It was conceded that Kenny was a son, but it was disputed that Miles ever was the deceased’s husband. If he was such when she died, he and Kenny were equal heirs; otherwise Kenny was…
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