Letson v. Roach

This was an action for the partition of forty acres of land in Atchison County. The suit was originally brought by W. C. McClain and Jesse N. Roach as plaintiffs, but, thereafter, whatever interest McClain had in the subject matter of the controversy became vested in Fred Roach and Frank Brown, and, by supplemental proceedings, they were substituted as parties plaintiff with Jesse N. Roach.

From the findings of fact it appears that, under the treaty of May 28, 1868, between the United States and the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians, the forty acres of land in controversy was allotted in severalty to…