Strawberry Valley Cattle Co. v. Chipman
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of the First judicial district, Territory of Utah. Hon. W. H. King, Judge. Action by the Strawberry Valley Cattle Company against John I. Chipman for damages sustained by plaintiff in consequence of the trespass of defendant’s sheep upon the land leased by the plaintiff from the Indians on their reservation at Uintah. Damages were asked for and also an injunction to prevent further injury to the grazing lands.
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Appeal from the district court of the First judicial district, Territory of Utah. Hon. W. H. King, Judge. Action by the Strawberry Valley Cattle Company against John I. Chipman for damages sustained by plaintiff in consequence of the trespass of defendant’s sheep upon the land leased by the plaintiff from the Indians on their reservation at Uintah. Damages were asked for and also an injunction to prevent further injury to the grazing lands. From a judgment sustaining the validity of plaintiff’s lease and enjoining defendant from further trespass, the latter appeals. The contention of…
1Opinion of the Court
Bartch, J.:
This action was brought to enjoin the defendant from permitting his sheep to graze on certain lands situate in the southeastern part of this State, and forming a part of the Uintah Indian reservation. The plaintiff claims the right to the possession of said lands under and by virtue of a certain lease executed by one Bobert Waugh, the Indian agent of the reservation, acting under instructions of the secretary of the interior, for and on behalf of the Uintah and White Biver Ute tribes of Indians, with the consent and authority of those tribes granted in council representing and…
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