Legal Opinion
United States v. 21,250 Acres of Land
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided January 11, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 7279PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, District Judge.
On January 3, 1957, this court granted an order, ex-parte, of taking, pursuant to the language of section 258a of Title 40 U.S.C.A., of certain Indian land, known as the Allegheny reservation and occupied by the Six Nations; based upon the verified assertion of the Secretary of War that a survey of such lands and others would be necessary for the construction of the Kinzua dam.
Under the statutes of the United States, the court had the inherent power and right to grant an order of taking of possession without notice. If any person who claimed an interest in the fee or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Lone Wolf v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. 5,677.94 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. Montana · 1958
- United States v. 2,005.32 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1958
- Seneca Nation of Indians v. BruckerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Seneca Nation of Indians v. BruckerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Seneca Nation of Indians v. BruckerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
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