Twin State Oil Co. v. Johnson

Citations

• 72 Okla. 174
• 176 P. 605

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus.)</p> <p>1.Courts — County Courts — Jurisdiction — Estato .of Minor.</p> <p>County courts in -this state have full control and jurisdiction of all probate matters, and may at any time prior to the majority of a minor whose estate is involved in any proceeding in said courts, upon proper notice. and for sufficient legal grounds, modify or. vacate any order of judgment made by said'court in said proceeding.</p> <p>2. Courts — County Courts — Jurisdiction.</p> <p>The county courts (.f this state are courts of limited jurisdiction, and have only such jurisdiction as is specifically granted by section 12, art. 7, of the Constitution, and by acts of the Legislature which are in harmony with such constitutional provisions.</p> <p>3. Courts — County Courts — Jurisdiction— Lease by Guardian — Cancellation for Fraud.</p> <p>County courts of this state have no jurisdiction where an oil and gas lease has been approved, and a bonus of $1,600 therefor has been paid to the guardian, to order the guardian to repay said sum to the lessee upon the ground that the guardian secured the approval of said lease by fraudulent misrepresentations as to a breach of the conditions of a former lease upon the premises by the lessee therein.</p> <p>4. Courts — Jurisdiction—Judgment of County Courts — Setting Aside by District Court.</p> <p>The jurisdiction to set aside orders and judgments of county courts in proper cases on the ground of fraud is possessed by the district courts of this state.</p> <p>5. — Guardian and Ward — 'Rights of Guardian to Appieal — Bond.</p> <p>The conditions upon which a guardian, who has given bond as required by law, may appeal are prescribed by statute, and the county courts cannot require such guardian to give an additional bond to the adverse party as a condition precedent to the right of appeal.</p> <p>6. Courts — District Court — Appeal from County Court — Enforcement of Eights.</p> <p>Where the county court refuses to send the record to the distric