Johnson v. Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
District Court, D. Alaska
This action is brought in the equity side of the court for th|c purpose of having certain deeds made by the trustee of the town site of Juneau to Waterbury and Cooledge set aside, on the ground that the same were fraudulently obtained by said parties, and the conveyances made by said Waterbury and Cooledge to the defendant, the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, a corporation, in pursuance to the same fraudulent purpose.
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This action is brought in the equity side of the court for th|c purpose of having certain deeds made by the trustee of the town site of Juneau to Waterbury and Cooledge set aside, on the ground that the same were fraudulently obtained by said parties, and the conveyances made by said Waterbury and Cooledge to the defendant, the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, a corporation, in pursuance to the same fraudulent purpose. It is alleged in the bill of complaint that plaintiffs are native Alaska Indians. That the plaintiffs and those from whom they claim have been in actual occupancy and have…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
Several questions considered by counsel of importance arise on the face of the proceedings. It is objected by defendant that the plaintiffs cannot properly sustain their suit because the same matters have been determined by the Department of the Interior, where the disposition of the public lands is lodged by law, and that this court is therefore without jurisdiction. It is also alleged that plaintiffs are sui generis, or surrounded by such disabilities that they are incompetent to sue.
It is also claimed by the defendant that the plaintiffs cannot maintain their action…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. TowsleySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Moore v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Stark v. StarrsSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Felix v. PatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. 10.95 Acres of Land in JuneauDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1948
- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955