United States v. Reily

This suit was brought by the United States to enforce its rights and regulations in respect of allotted Indian land held under a so-called trust patent. The land was allotted, and the trust patent issued, witl\ the express restriction that the land should be'inalienable for a designated period, which the President might extend, and that any alienation contrary to the restriction should be absolutely void. After the allottee’s death and'during* the period of restriction, as extended by the President, the heir conveyed part of the land to the defendant;

The defendant prevailed in both courts…