Legal Opinion

Arenas v. United States

District Court, S.D. California

Decided February 19, 1951No. 12356PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YANKWICH, District Judge.

I

Heirship of Allotees of Indian Lands. The continuing tutelage which the Government exercises over Indians and their lands 1 and the desire of the Congress to prevent their exploitation and spoliation have resulted in the granting of the right of access to judicial tribunals and administrative bodies for the determination of questions incident upon the rights to lands held under trust allotments made under various acts of the Congress.

Two statutory enactments are fundamental in this matter. The first is the Act of February 6, 1901. 2 By this Act, persons in whole or…

2Cases cited87 opinions

  1. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Deputy, Administratrix v. Du PontSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Muskegon Theatres, Inc., a Michigan Corporation v. City of Muskegon, a Municipal Corporation, and the Amazon Company, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  2. Hartt v. HarttSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  3. Chabrán Hernández v. Méndez RíosSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
  4. Arenas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
  5. R. D. Wood Company v. Phoenix Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964

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