Cochran v. Davis

Opinion by

STEPHENSON, C.

The plaintiff’s petition charged in substance: (1) That plaintiff was duly enrolled as a citizen of the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians, and received his allottment of lands; that his father was appointed guardian of the person and estate of the plaintiff. (2) That J. K. Davis, the defendant, procured and caused the guardian to sell the allotment of the plaintiff through the county court in a probate proceeding, which purported to be for a oa.sh consideration of $3,100. (3) That the sale proceeding was conducted, apparently, as a sale for cash, as .provided by statute,…