Legal Opinion

United States v. McIntire

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 31, 1939No. 8797PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANEY, Circuit J udge.

From a decree adjudicating that appellees were entitled to divert waters from Mud Creek, situated in Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation, and enjoining appellants from interfering with such right in any way whatever, this appeal is taken.

On July 16, 1855, one Stevens, on behalf of the United States, entered into a treaty with the Flathead, Kootenay and Upper Pend d’Oreilles Indian .tribes, constituting the Flathead Nation. The treaty was ratified on March 8, 1859 and proclaimed on April 18, 1859, 12 Stat. 975. A large body of land was ceded to the. United States…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Minnesota v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. United States v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. Ahtanum Irrigation DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  2. Colville Confederated Tribes v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Gold Seal Co. v. Weeks, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
  4. United States v. Walker River Irr. Dist.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
  5. In Re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn RiverWyoming Supreme Court · 1988

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