Legal Opinion
United States v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1981No. Nos. 79-4447, 79-4472PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In the 1850’s several Indian tribes were induced to relinquish much of their aboriginal land so that white people could settle in Washington Territory. The tribes received certain payments and were allowed to keep small parcels of land on which to live. In addition, because fishing was the source of their livelihood, they reserved the right of taking fish at all usual and accustomed grounds in common with citizens of the Territory.1
More than a century later, when fish had grown scarce, the Indians who remained took only a small percentage of the fish harvest in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. AntelopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Samish Indian Nation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- Safeco Insurance Co. Of America v. William GuytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Transamerica Computer Company, Inc., a Corporation v. International Business MacHines Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. California State Board of EqualizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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