Legal Opinion
Lipan Apache Tribe v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 9, 1967No. Appeal No. 10-65; Ind. Cl. Comm. Docket No. 22-CPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
The Lipan and Mescalero Apache tribes invoke the Indian Claims Commission Act, 25 TJ.S.C. § 70a (1964), for compensation for the loss of their ancestral lands within the State of Texas. They seek to hold the United States responsible for the actions of its officers, agents, and troops who in 1858 and 1859 — appellants allege — joined with Texas forces to drive the Indians from their lands. They also claim that the Federal Government is liable for its failure to intervene (when it was under an alleged duty to do so) to protect their lands from being settled under the State’s public lands…
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