Legal Opinion
Seminole Nation v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 20, 1974No. Appeal No. 3-73; Ind. Cl. Comm. Docket No. 247; 27 Ind. Cl. Comm. 141 (1972); 29 Ind. Cl. Comm. 422 (1973)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
After its removal from the east during the first part of the 19th century, the Seminole Nation became the owner in fee of a large area which is now Seminole County, Oklahoma, but was then within Indian Territory. Cf. Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma, 397 U.S. 620, 622-26 (1970). By Article V of the Treaty of March 21, 1866, 14 Stat. 755, 757-58, the Nation granted a railroad right-of-way over this land, plus the right to buy strips up to three miles on each side of the tracks, “to any company which shall be duly authorized by Congress.” *642In '1888 Congress gave such authorization to the Choctaw-Coal…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Choctaw Nation v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Creek NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Creek Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bourns, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1992
- Red Lake Band v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
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