United States v. Ash Sheep Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana; George M. Bourquin, Judge. Suit to enjoin trespass by the United States against the Ash Sheep Company. Judgment for the defendant, and the United States appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought by the government (appellant here) to enjoin an alleged trespass by the appellee (defendant below) on certain described lands alleged to be a part of the Crow Indian Reservation in the state of Montana; the bill alleging, among other things, that the lands referred to are a part of the vacant ceded Indian lands of the Crow tribe of Indians, whose title to the same ‘‘has not been extinguished, arid that said lands are subject to the rules and regulations made and promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States concerning Indian lands…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Newhall v. SangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ash Sheep Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
- United States v. Ash Sheep Co.District Court, D. Montana · 1916