Monson v. Simonson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP SOUTH DAKOTA. The facts, which involve the title to land allotted to an Indian of the Sisseton and Wahpeton tribe under the act of February 8, 1887, and the effect of subsequent action by Congress in regard thereto on the restrictions against alienation, are Stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This is a suit to determine conflicting claims to the title to 160 acres of land in Roberts County, South Dakota. Both parties claim through Henry A. Quinn, an Indian of the Sisseton and Wahpeton tribe, to whom the land was allotted under the act of Congress of February 8, 1887, 24 Stat. 388, c. 119, the fifth section of which, omitting portions not here material, reads as follows:
“That upon the approval of the allotments provided for in this act by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause patents to issue therefor in the name of the allottees, which patents shall be of the legal effect,…
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