Legal Opinion

United States v. Eastman

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1941No. 9558PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the power of the Secretary of the Interior, under the act of June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 855, 857, 1 to condition his assent to the sale of timber on trust-allotted lands in the Quinaielt Indian reservation.

The suit was brought by six of the Indian allottees on behalf of themselves and all other allottees similarly situated. The plaintiffs sought a declaration that the Indians have authority without restriction or charge to dispose of the timber on their allotments and that regulations of the Secretary of the Interior relating to sales of timber on Indian…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sunderland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. United States v. Algoma Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. United States v. Thurston County, Neb.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
  4. United States v. SuttonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Squire v. CapoemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Sarah Pence v. Thomas S. Kleppe, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior of the United States and His Agents, and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  3. Rayonier, Incorporated v. F. Arnold PolsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  4. Victor Fontenelle v. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. PrestonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965

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