Seminole Nation v. United States

*563The opinion of the Supreme Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Murphy,

with Mr. Justice Jackson dissenting. Mr. Justice Keed took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

The opinion of the Supreme Court is as follows:

This suit to adjudicate certain claims of the Seminole Nation against the United States growing out of various treaties, agreements, and acts of Congress is now before us for the second time. After we reversed, 299 U. S. 417, for want of jurisdiction in the Court of Claims a previous judgment of that court awarding the Seminole Nation $1,317,087.27,1 the jurisdictional…