GANNON v. JOHNSTON

No. 131.

243 U.S. 108 (1917)

GANNON v. JOHNSTON ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 6, 1917.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H.A. Ledbetter, with whom Mr. F.M. Adams, Mr. D.M. Bridges and Mr. John Vertrees were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. A.C. Cruce, Mr. F.E. Kennamer, Mr. Chas. A. Coakley, Mr. Guy Green and Mr. Cham Jones for defendants in error, submitted.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

The case in the state court was begun in the District Court of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, in 1911, by D.R. Johnston, against C.E. Gannon, for the recovery of certain lands, originally allotted in 1903 to Agnes Wolfe, a full-blood Chickasaw Indian. Afterwards, by amended petition, Wilburn Wolfe was made a party plaintiff. To this amended petition answer was filed by Gannon...

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