United States v. Romaine
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Suit in equity by the United States against J. W. Romaine and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Suit in equity by the United States against J. W. Romaine and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals. The United States brought suit to quiet the title of the Indians of the Lummi Indian reservation to certain lands alleged to be within the boundaries of the reservation, but which had been sold to the defendants as tidelands by the state of Washington.. On January 22, 1855, the United States by treaty with certain Indian tribes, in…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The appellant introduced in evidence certain hydrographic maps made by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, one in 1856 and one in 1887. The court below disregarded these maps, saying, “I do not think that the hydrographic maps are of any weight in this testimony in contradiction to the evidence that is presented”; and, relying upon the testimony of certain white witnesses, the court reached the conclusion that the testimony of the Indian witnesses and the other evidence adduced by the appellant were insufficient to sustain its contention.
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