Legal Opinion
Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Hollowbreast
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1976No. 75-145PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question to be decided is whether the Northern Cheyenne Allotment Act, Act of June 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 690, gave the allottees of surface lands vested rights in the mineral deposits underlying those lands. The District Court for the District of Montana held that the Act did not grant the allottees vested rights in the mineral deposits. 349 F. Supp. 1302 (1972). The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed. 505 F. 2d 268 (1974). We granted certiorari. 423 U. S. 891 (1975). We agree with the District Court and reverse.
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The 1926 Act statutorily established the Northern Cheyenne…
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