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Shellenbarger v. Fewell, 236 U.S. 68 (1915)
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Shellenbarger v. Fewell, 236 U.S. 68 (1915)
Shellenbarger v. Fewell No. 103 Argued December 7, 8, 1914 Decided January 18, 1915 236 U.S. 68
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Syllabus
Reynolds v. Fewell, ante, p. 58, followed to the effect that, under § 7 of the Original Creek Agreement of 1901, a noncitizen husband is entitled under the tribal laws to take an heir’s part of the lands which had been allotted to his deceased citizen wife, pursuant to the rule of property established by the highest court of Oklahoma in De Graffenreid v. Iowa Land & Trust Co., 20 Okl. 687.
Quaere whether persons entitled to take lands allotted under § 28 of the Original Creek Agreement on behalf of a deceased member of the tribe should be ascertained by reference to the time of the death of the decedent or by reference to the date of the allotment.
34 Okl. 79 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the construction of the Original Creek Agreement and the laws of descent applicable to allotments made thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Shellenbarger v. Fewell, 236 U.S. 68 (1915). cited in 1915, 236 U.S. 68. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Z6ZFL3MFCIUXWER.
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