Legal Opinion
United States v. 5,677.94 Acres of Land, More or Less, of Crow Reservation
District Court, D. Montana
Decided January 8, 1957No. Civ. 1825PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRAY, Judge.
The question before the court at this time in the above-entitled cause is on the motion of defendants to dismiss the complaint filed herein upon the grounds and for the reasons set forth in the answer to said complaint, which is in substance to the effect that of the approximately 45,000 acres sought to be made available for irrigation under the condemnation proceedings, about 21,000 acres consists of lands owned by members of the Crow Tribe of Indians, allotted to said Indians pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 3rd, 1920 (41 Stat. 738), and that all of the aforesaid…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lone Wolf v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Albert Hanson Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Barnidge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- United States v. ThrelkeldCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Henkel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. 5,677.94 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. Montana · 1958
- United States v. 2,005.32 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1958
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. MortonDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1976
- United States v. 40 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1958