Sisseton & Wahpeton Bands v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. This suit was filed on March 17, 1917, pursuant to a special jurisdictional act of Congress approved April 11, 1916, entitled “An act conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to' hear, determine, and render judgment in claims of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians against the United States,” 39 Stat. 47, which act provides: “ That all claims of…
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. This suit was filed on March 17, 1917, pursuant to a special jurisdictional act of Congress approved April 11, 1916, entitled “An act conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to' hear, determine, and render judgment in claims of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians against the United States,” 39 Stat. 47, which act provides: “ That all claims of whatsoever nature which the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians may have or claim to have against the United States…
1Opinion of the Court
Booth:, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Congress sent this case to the court by granting jurisdiction to hear and determine it in accord with the following special act:
“ That all claims of whatsoever nature which the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians may have or claim to have against the United States shall be submitted to the Court of Claims, with the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States by either party, for the amount due or claimed to be due said bands from the United States under any treaties or laws of Congress; and jurisdiction is hereby…
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