Seminole Nation v. United States

These cases, Nos. L-51 and L-208, have been consolidated in accordance with the opinion and mandate of the Supreme Court in Seminole Nation v. United States, 816 U. S. 286, 651.

We shall first discuss case L-51. In that case the original petition was filed on February 24, 1930. An amended petition was filed on September 19,1934, setting forth additional claims. On December 2, 1935, we rendered a decision holding the plaintiff was entitled to recover $1,317,087.27 (82 C. Cls. 135). The Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed the decision of this court, on the ground, among others, that…