Reuben Quick Bear v. Leupp
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The appellants filed their bill in equity in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, alleging that: “1. The plaintiffs are citizens of the United States, and members of the Sioux tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Agency, in the State of South Dakota, and bring this suit in their own right as well as for all other members of the Sioux tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Agency. ‘‘2. The defendants are citizens of…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The appellants filed their bill in equity in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, alleging that: “1. The plaintiffs are citizens of the United States, and members of the Sioux tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Agency, in the State of South Dakota, and bring this suit in their own right as well as for all other members of the Sioux tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Agency. ‘‘2. The defendants are citizens of the United States and residents of the District of Columbia, and are sued in this action as the Commissioner of Indian…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
We concur in the decree of the Court of Appeals of the District and the reasoning by which its conclusion is supported, as set forth in the opinion of Wright, J., speaking for the court. Washington Law Rep., v. 35, p. 766.
The validity of the contract for $27,000 is attacked on the ground that all contracts for sectarian education among the Indians are forbidden by certain provisos contained in the Indian Appropriation Acts of 1895,1896,1897,1898 and 1899. But if those provisos relate only to the ¿ppropriations made by the Government out of the public moneys of the United States raised by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bradfield v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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