Legal Opinion
United States v. Yakima County
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided June 18, 1921No. Nos. 824-826PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Equity. Suit by tbe United States against Yakima County and others.
1Opinion of the Court
RUDKIN, District Judge.
The General Allotment Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388, 389, § 5 [Comp. St § 4201]), provides as follows:
“Patents shall be of the legal effect and declare that the United States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for a period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian to whom said allotment shall have been made or, in case of his decease, of his heirs according to the laws of the state or territory where such land is located, and that at the expiration of said period the United States will convey the same by patent to said…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. RickertSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. Thurston County, Neb.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- McCurdy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- National Bank of Commerce v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1906
- United States v. PearsonDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1916
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Sunderland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Work v. MummertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Iyall v. Yakima CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1924