Bird v. Winyer
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered April 10, 1906, in favor of the plaintiff, upon sustaining a demurrer to the affirmative defense in the answer, in an action to quiet title.
1Per curiam
The complaint in this action alleges that the plaintiff was formerly a member of the Puyallup tribe or band of Indians, residing on the Puyallup Indian reservation in this state; that on the 30th day of January, 1886, there was allotted and patented to him, as the head of a family consisting of himself and wife, certain lands particularly described in the complaint; that such allotment was made and patent issued pursuant to the 6th article of the treaty between the United States and the Puyallup and other Indians, concluded on the 26th day of December, 1851; that said land is timber land,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Bird v. WinyerWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- Guyatt v. KautzWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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