Estate of Winton v. Amos

By the jurisdictional acts the court is authorized and directed to adjudicate the claims of certain parties u against the Mississippi Choctaws.”

*320Winton and associates filed their original petition duly verified by oath of Mr. Owen in which, at much length, they propound their claims as being one against the Mississippi Choctaws for service “ rendered not to one individual but to every individual who is enrolled and who has obtained the right to this great estate.” Later and after the second jurisdictional act was passed Winton and his associates filed their amended petition, seeking among…