Legal Opinion

Frazee v. Piper

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 26, 1908No. 7360PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered December 18, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action of ejectment, after a trial before the court without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

— This action was commenced, by Gregorie Frazee and Mary Frazee, his wife, against J. J. Piper and others, to recover possession of real estate in Spokane county. Judgment being entered in their favor, the defendant J. J. Piper has appealed.

The respondents alleged that they are Indians, formerly members of the Spokane tribe; that, previous to entering upon the land in controversy, they severed their tribal relations and never resumed the same; that on March 6, 1883, they settled on one hundred and sixty acres of public land in Spokane county; that on May 31, 1890, they made final proof; that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pierce v. FraceWashington Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Wendel v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Frazee v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  4. McHenry v. NygaardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
  5. Raymond v. MorrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hemmer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
  2. Little Bill v. SwansonWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. United States v. HemmerDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1912
  4. Seaples v. CardDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1915
  5. Felix v. YaksumWashington Supreme Court · 1914

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