Legal Opinion
Miller v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1947No. 11067PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
Involving the question of whether or not the appellants have a compensable interest in certain Alaska tidelands under condemnation proceedings, this appeal requires an examination into the nature of the posses-sory rights of various Tlingit Indians.
On September 19, 1942, pursuant to the Second War Powers Act of March 27, 1942, 56 Stat. 177, c. 199, § 201, 50 U.S.C.A. § 171a, the appellee filed a petition for the condemnation in fee of 10.95 acres, includ ing land under water, for use in the establishment of wharfage facilities in connection with the Juneau Subport of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. McIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Choate v. TrappSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Minnesota v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hynes, Regional Director, Fish & Wildlife Service v. Grimes Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Mary Dann Carrie Dann, United States of America v. Mary Dann Carrie DannCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co.District Court, D. Alaska · 1977
- United States v. 10.95 Acres of Land in JuneauDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1948
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