Thebo v. Choctaw Tribe of Indians
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States in the Indian Territory,
1Opinion of the Court
CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought in the United States court in the Indian Territory by the plaintiff in error, George S. Thebo, a white man, and citizen of the United States, against the defendants in error, the Choctaw Nation, Wilson N. Jones, as principal chief of the Nation, and Green McCurtain, as its treasurer, to recover the sum of $110,349.37 for attorney’s fees alleged to be due the plaintiff for professional services rendered the Nation. The defendants demurred to the complaint upon two grounds, one of which — and the only one we find it necessary to consider — is…
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