Legal Opinion
Sears v. State & Department of Wildlife Conservation
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 4, 1976No. 48724PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Justice:
This action was instituted by appellee, Walter M. Sears, [Sears] against appellants, The State of Oklahoma and Department of Wildlife Conservation of the State of Oklahoma, [State] to quiet title to certain described property in Mayes County. The property involved is a 20 acre tract located within the Spavinaw Game Management Area, which is a wildlife refuge owned by the State.
The record reveals Sears acquired the property by deed from Howard Kenneth Miller and Stella Pauline Miller in 1934. The deed was filed of record in Mayes County in 1937.
In 1948, the State instituted…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Flesher v. CallahanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Phelan v. RobertsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Anderson v. FrancisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- McGrath v. EichoffSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Howard v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Curran v. MountAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
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