United States v. Blackfeather
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a claim by the Shawnee tribe of Indians under a special act of Congress passed October 1,' 1890, c. 1219, 26 Stat. 636, conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims, subject to an appeal to this court, to hear and determine the just rights in law or in equity of the Shawnee and Delaware Indians under certain treaties with the government.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a claim by the Shawnee tribe of Indians under a special act of Congress passed October 1,' 1890, c. 1219, 26 Stat. 636, conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims, subject to an appeal to this court, to hear and determine the just rights in law or in equity of the Shawnee and Delaware Indians under certain treaties with the government. The fourth section of the act authorizes the Shawnees to bring suit to recover “ any amount of money that in law or equity is due from the United States to said tribes in reimbursement of their tribal fund for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
As the claimant took no appeal from the judgment of the court below, of course we are not called upon to consider the numerous errors assigned in his brief to its action in refusing to make certain allowances claimed in his petition. The Stephen Morgan, 94 U. S. 599. ¥e are concerned only with the appeal of the government from the allowances actually made, and shall limit our decision to the errors assigned by the Attorney General in his brief.
1. Prior to December 30, 1825, a portion of the Shawnee Indians were • individually and collectively in possession of a tract of land about twenty-five…
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