Cultee v. United States

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The children of William Mason Cultee, a member of the Quinault Indian Nation, seek reversal of the district court’s judgment that Cultee’s will, which omitted any mention of his children, is valid under the federal statutes that control testamentary disposition of restricted Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. §§ 373, 464 (1976). Appellees are the United States and Helene Jake, Cultee’s cousin and an enrolled member of the Quinault Tribe, who is the sole beneficiary of Cultee’s will. This court’s jurisdiction to hear the appeal rests on 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976). We affirm.

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