Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 14, 1943No. Nos. 623—625PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The United States brought these three actions to recover inheritance taxes imposed by the State of Oklahoma upon the transfer of the estates of three deceased members of the Five Civilized Tribes and paid under protest by the Secretary of the Interior from funds under his control belonging to those estates. The district court entered judgment on the merits for the State in each case. The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. 131 F. 2d 635. We granted certiorari because of the importance of the cases in the administration of Indian affairs and to the *600State of Oklahoma. The basic questions to be…
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3Cited by112 opinions
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