Legal Opinion
United States v. Seminole Nation
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 4, 1937No. 172PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
An Act of Congress approved May 20, 1924, 43 Stat. 133, authorized the above named court to adjudicate claims of the Seminole Nation against the United States, declared all forever barred unless suit be brought within five years, directed adjudication of claims of the United States against that nation and gave right of review in this court. A Joint Resolution of May 19, 1926, 44 Stat. 568, permitted plaintiff to bring separate suits on one or more causes of action. Joint Resolution of February 19, 1929, 45 Stat. 1229, extended time for commencing suits to June 30, 1930. February 24, 1930,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lone Wolf v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Finn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. CarrollSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Brockett v. BrockettSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Harrison v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
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3Cited by44 opinions
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Seminole Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Pfister v. Northern Illinois Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- The Snoqualmie Tribe of Indians, on Its Own Behalf, and on Relation of the Skykomish Tribe of Indians v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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