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HERRON v. CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW NATIONS

No. 5175.

228 F.2d 830 (1956)

L. G. HERRON, Appellant, v. CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW NATIONS, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

January 3, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Story, Valliant, Okl., and Tom Finney, Tulsa, Okl., were on the brief, for appellant.

W. F. Semple, Tulsa, Okl., and Lynn Adams, Oklahoma City, Okl., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before BRATTON and HUXMAN, Circuit Judges, and CHRISTENSON, District Judge.

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations or Tribes of Indians instituted this action against L. G. Herron to quiet title to a tract of land in McCurtain County, Oklahoma; to recover possession of the land; and to recover damages for the wrongful withholding thereof from plaintiffs. The defendant denied title and right of possession in plaintiffs; pleaded title in himself; and sought a decree quieting his title.

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