Legal Opinion
United States v. Parton
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided September 3, 1942No. 366PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBB, District Judge.
This action was instituted by the United States to enjoin the defendants, Cherokee Indians, from trading on the lands occupied by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Swain County, without a license from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The complaint alleges that the United States is the owner in fee of these Indian lands and that the defendants are Indians of less than full blood in possession of a tract of land within the boundary occupied by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and that the defendants are’ engaged in trading on that tract of land in open…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The Cherokee Trust FundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Forty-Three Cases Cognac BrandyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1882
3Cited by5 opinions
- Crowe v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Thurston CountyDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1944
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Nettie S. Crowe, a Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Inc., and Eastern Cherokee Tribe of Indians, United States of America, Nettie S. Crowe, a Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Inc., Eastern Cherokee Tribe of Indians, and United States of America, Nettie S. Crowe, a Member of the Eastern Bank of Cherokee Indians v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Inc. v. Living Heirs of William T. Saunooke, Deceased, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians v. North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978