Legal Opinion
Starr v. Jim
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 1909No. 7863PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chelan county, Steiner, J., entered March 31, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
On the 7th day of July, 1883, the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, on the part of the United States, and chief Moses and other Indians of the Columbia and Colville reservations in the then Territory of Washington, entered into a certain agreement, subject to the approval of Congress, the material parts of which are as follows:
“In the conference with Chiefs Moses and Sar-sarp-kin, of the Columbia reservation, and Tonasket and Lot, of the Colville reservation, had this day, the following was substantially what was asked for by the Indians:
“Tonasket asked for a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Melchoir v. McCartyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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- Bank of America v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Holmes v. JohnsTexas Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McDowell v. BeckhamWashington Supreme Court · 1913
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- Felix v. YaksumWashington Supreme Court · 1917