Legal Opinion
First Nat. Bank of Decatur, Neb. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1932No. 9385PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This iS a suit in equity brought by the United States as trustee and guardian for the Omaha Tribe of Indians against the appellant, to quiet title to certain lands as against the claims of the defendant, and to enjoin defendant and those claiming under it from entering upon or taking possession of said lands. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the lower court.
Prior to 1854, the Omaha Indians held the Indian title to that part of eastern Nebraska, lying north of the Platte river. This Indian title to land as recognized in the United States was a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Cragin v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Niles v. Cedar Point ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- De Graffenreid v. Iowa Land & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Producers Oil Co. v. HanzenSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chapman & Dewey Lumber Co. v. St. Francis Levee DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Victor Fontenelle v. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Genevieve Pierce, Carrie Pierce McCoy Anna Pierce, Ruth Carmichael Nee Urton, Marcus Pete, Jr., and Elizabeth PeteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Willis W. Ritter v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. 11,993.32 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1953
- Fontenelle v. Omaha Tribe of NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1969
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