Legal Opinion
United States v. Nez Perce County, Idaho
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1938No. 8560PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought suit against Nez Perce County, Idaho, for the purpose of quieting its title to certain lands within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation held by the Government in trust for Caleb Carter, an Indian ward enrolled as a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. The Government sought also to recover taxes paid by the ward.
ít is essential to an understanding of the question before us briefly to give an account of the relations between the United States and this tribe and to review certain applicable federal statutes. In 1855 a treaty was entered into by the terms of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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