McCAUGHEY v. LESTER

No. 35588.

278 P.2d 826 (1954)

John McCAUGHEY, Guardian and Next Friend of Nettie Whitt, an Incompetent, Plaintiff in Error, v. Anna L. LESTER and W.H. Lester, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chas. E. Jackson and Haskell Paul, Pauls Valley, for plaintiff in error.

O.B. Moody, R.V. Kennemer, Jr., Lindsay, for defendants in error.


HALLEY, Chief Justice.

Nettie Whitt, formerly Snider, is a member of the Choctaw tribe of Indians of one-eighth degree of Indian blood. This suit is brought by John McCaughey as her guardian and next friend against Anna L. Lester and W.H. Lester, her present husband. Anna L. Lester is the step-mother of Nettie Whitt, having been the wife of Samuel T. Snider, long since deceased. Nettie Whitt was born October 28, 1896. Her father, Samuel T. Snider was appointed her...

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