WILLIS v. SCOTT

No. 185.

40 F.2d 330 (1930)

WILLIS v. SCOTT et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 21, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy H. Sigler and H. A. Ledbetter, both of Ardmore, Okl. (H. E. Ledbetter and P. M. Jackson, both of Ardmore, Okl., on the brief), for appellant.

Philos S. Jones, of Muskogee, Okl. (Frank Lee, of Muskogee, Okl., on the brief), for appellees McMillan and Buddrus.

F. M. Adams, of Ardmore, Okl. (Adams & Orr, of Ardmore, Okl., Marion W. Reily, of Meridian, Miss., and Earl Richardson, of Philadelphia, Miss., on the brief), for appellee Scott.

W. F. Semple, of Durant, Okl. (A. H. Ferguson, of Durant, Okl., on the brief), for appellee Willis.

Before COTTERAL, PHILLIPS, and McDERMOTT, Circuit Judges.


COTTERAL, Circuit Judge.

In this suit brought by Mattie Rogers, she claimed to be the lawful wife and an heir of Hickman Willis, deceased, and sought a decree awarding a one-third interest as such heir in certain land, located in Carter county, Okl., together with a like share of the oil and gas royalties derived from leasing the land and held by the Superintendant of the Five Civilized Tribes, and to that end annulling a...

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