Legal Opinion
Duwamish Tribes of Indians v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 4, 1934No. F-275PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBooth, Chief Justice
The special jurisdictional act conferring jurisdiction upon this court to adjudicate this Indian case appears in 43 Stat. 886, ch. 214. Reference to this act will be frequently made hereafter and to quote it at present is not necessary.
The magnitude of this involved and complicated controversy is illustrated by the following facts: The special jurisdictional act was approved February 12, 1925. The plaintiffs’ petition was filed August 21, 1926. The audit of the General Accounting Office was filed April 28, 1932. In 1927 the testimony of 155 witnesses was taken and later additional oral…
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