Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 24, 1979No. Nos. 772-71, 773-71, 774-71 and 775-71PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
These connected suits1 by individual Indians and two Indian groups present claims for damages said to arise from the Government’s management and disposition of the claimants’ property. The principal plaintiffs are (1) 1465 individuals owning interests in Indian trust allotments on the Quinault Reservation in the State of Washington, and (2) the Quinault Tribe which now has about 4,000 acres on the Reservation.2 The Reservation, consisting mainly of forest land, was established in 1873. Over a number of years, the Government, acting primarily under the General Allotment Act of 1887, 24 Stat.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eastport Steamship Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Navajo Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
- Mitchell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- Mitchell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1986
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