Pushmataha County, Oklahoma - Petition for Approval of Contract: Wesley Bohanan
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IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR PUSHMATAHA CO., STATE OF OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WESLEY BOHANAN : DECEASED,......NO.__________

PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACT.

Comes now CICERO I. MURRAY attorney for the petitioner; and respectfully 
states and shows to the court that petitioner is owner of an undivided interest 
in and to the following described real estate situate in Latimer and Haskell 
counties; State of Oklahoma.

NW1/4 of SW1/4; and N1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW1/4; Section 34, and the N1/2 of 
N1/2 of SE1/4; and S1/2 of S1/2 of NE1/4; and N1/2 of NE1/4 of SW1/4; and S1/2 
of SE1/4 of NW1/4; Section 33, Township 3 North, Range 19 East, and SW1/4 of 
SW1/4; and E1/2 of NW1/4 of SW1/4; and NE1/4 of SW1/4; Section 33, Township 8 
North, Range 20 East.

That certain parties are now in adverse possession of the same and have been 
for many years and claiming all of the title thereto, and that by reason thereof 
that a necessity exists for certain suits to be instituted for the recovery of 
the interests of the parties hereinafter mentioned, and to recover rents due to 
them; and , that on this date that the owners of said interests have employed
CICERO I. MURRAY as their attorney to institute said suits, he to do everything 
necessary in a legal way to recover the interests of the parties therein, and, that 
on this date that SIM BOHANAN, GREEN BOHANAN, WILSON BOHANAN, and ANDREW BOHANAN, 
have made and entered into a contract with the said CICERO I. MURRAY, as their 
attorney for said purposes, and it is agreed therein that he is to perform said 
services and to pay all the expenses and court costs incident to said suits, and in 
the event there is no recovery had for said parties that there will be no charges 
made for services or expenses therein, and that it is agreed therein that the said 
attorney shall have as his compensation therefore one-half of all lands, property 
or money recovered for said parties, entitled to such compensation for such services 
and expenses.

Wherefore, CICERO I. MURRAY, respectfully pray the court to make an order 
approving said contract entered into by and between said parties as above described 
in all things.

CICERO I. MURRAY----Petitioner.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, 

COUNTY OF GARVIN, SS. 

CICERO I. MURRAY, being duly sworn, upon oath states; that I am the petitioner 
above and that the facts and matters set forth therein are true.

Signed CICERO L. MURRAY

Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 7 day of Jan; 1926.

Geo. R. CHILDER? CIRCUIT JUDGE

 

IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WESLEY BOHANAN, : DEC.....NO.___________

ORDER APPROVING CONTRACT

Now, on this the 9th day of Feb, 1927, comes on for haring before the court the 
petition of CICERO I. MURRAY, for approval of an attorney’s contract made and entered 
into by and between SIM BOHANAN, GREEN BOHANAN, WILSON BOHANAN, and ANDREW BOHANAN and 
CICERO I. MURRAY, bearing the evidence and being fully advised in the premises, finds:

That the parties of the first part in said contract are claiming to be owners of 
certain undivided interests in the lands hereinafter described and that they are 
owners of same, said lands and premises being at he allotment of WESLEY BOHANAN: 
deceased, and situate in Latimer and Haskell Counties, Oklahoma to-wit:

 

NW1/4 of SW1/4; and N1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW1/4; Section 34, and the N1/2 of N1/2 
of SE1/4; and S1/2 of S1/2 of NE1/4; and N1/2 of NE1/4 of SW1/4; and S1/2 of SE1/4 
of NW1/4; Section 33, Township 3 North, Range 19 East, and SW1/4 of SW1/4; and E1/2 
of NW1/4 of SW1/4; and NE1/4 of SW1/4; Section 33, Township 8 North, Range 20 East.

That a necessity exists for certain suits to be instituted for the recovery of the 
interest of the parties to said contract by reason of certain parties being in 
adverse possession of same, and who deny the right of the parties thereto to same.

The Court further finds that the contract made and entered into between said 
parties as above described and covering said lands should be approved in all 
things.

It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that the above and 
foregoing described contract which was made and entered into by and between said 
parties above named covering the above described lands and premises, dated the 
26 day of April, 1926, is by the court in all things approved and confirmed.

SIGNED GEO. R. CHILDERS

COUNTY JUDGE OF

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.