Potter v. Engler
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Koochiching county by members of the Chippewa tribe of Indians to enjoin defendants from cutting or removing any merchantable white pine or Norway pine timber from the premises described in the complaint.
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Action in the district court for Koochiching county by members of the Chippewa tribe of Indians to enjoin defendants from cutting or removing any merchantable white pine or Norway pine timber from the premises described in the complaint. The answer alleged, among other matters, that the officers of the land office accepted defendant’s bid for the timber and that the same was a reasonable price for it; that defendants entered into a contract with the government for the removal of the timber, made the required deposit, and relying upon the contract erected a mill at Baudette in part for the…
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
Plaintiffs, who are Chippewa Indians, appeal from an order refusing a temporary injunction to prevent defendants from cutting and removing timber from Indian lands in Koochiching county. The legal title to the lands is in the United States of America. The timber was sold to defendant E. A. Engler under the provisions of certain acts of Congress by the United States for the benefit of the Indians. The proceeds of such sales are, under the acts of Congress, held by the United States as trustee for the Indians.
Bids were advertised for and at the opening thereof defendant Engler appeared to be…
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