FRANKLIN v. LYNCH

No. 553.

233 U.S. 269 (1914)

FRANKLIN v. LYNCH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1914.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H.A. Ledbetter for plaintiff in error.

Mr. S.T. Bledsoe for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

Emmer Sisney, a white woman and widow of a Choctaw Indian, applied in 1899 to be admitted as a member of the tribe by intermarriage. Her application not having been granted she employed Franklin & Apple, attorneys at law, to secure her enrollment. As compensation for their services she, on October 16, 1905, by warranty deed conveyed to them her "entire interest in any and all lands, exclusive of homestead,...

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