Legal Opinion
The Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands or Tribes v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 17, 1970No. Appeal 4-69PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPEAL FROM THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION
DAVIS, Judge.
This controversy arises out of an award of attorneys’ fees by the Indian Claims Commission upon its judgment of $5,097,575 in favor of certain Indian claimants. Our appellate jurisdiction rests on Sections 15 and 20 of the Indian Claims Commission Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 70n, 70s (1964). Cherokee Nation v. United States, 355 F.2d 945, 947-949, 174 Ct.Cl. 131, 135-139 (1966); Red Lake and Pembina Bands v. United States, 355 F.2d 936, 939-940, 173 Ct.Cl. 928, 934-935 (1965).
In 1948, Kelly Brown and Wesley E. Disney entered into a contingent fee…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fletcher v. KriseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Bowser, Inc. v. The United States and General Steel Tank Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- The Cherokee Nation, and Its Attorneys, Paul M. Niebell, Earl Boyd Pierce, George E. Norvell, and Dennis W. Bushyhead v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- In Re WoodworthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Woodbury v. Andrew Jergens Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Knogo Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
- Cherokee Nation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- Citizen Band of Potawatomi IndiansUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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