Hallowell v. Commons
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States of a suit affecting title to an allotment made under the Act of August 7, 1882, to a member of the Omaha Tribe of Indians, are stated in the opinion..
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill to establish the equitable title of the plaintiff to an allotment made to Jacob Hallowell, deceased, a member of the Omaha Tribe, in accordance with §§ 5, 6, of the act of August 7, 1882, c. 434, 22 Stat. 341. The patent to Jacob Hallowell followed the language of § 6 and declared that the United States would hold his land for the period of 25 years in trust for "the sole use of the allottee, 'or in case of his decease, of his heirs according ■ to the laws of the State of Nebraska.’ The plaintiff says that he is the sole heir as against various other claims set forth in the…
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