Board of Commissioners v. Godfroy
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Miami Circuit Court; J. T. Cox, Judge. Suit by Gabriel Godfroy against tbe board of commissioners of Miami county to enjoin tbe taxation of plaintiff’s lands wbicb be claimed exempt as Indian lands. Erom a decree granting an injunction, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— Appellee avers in bis complaint that be is a Miami Indian, and, as an Indian of tbe Miami tribe, lawfully residing in this State; that be is now and bas been for many years tbe owner in fee and in possession of various tracts of land described; that these lands are included within a grant of lands to members of the Miami tribe of Indians by virtue of a treaty made by tbe United States and tbe tribe November 6,1838; that he is a son of Erancis Godfroy, deceased, late war chief of the Miami tribe, wbicb held, previous to tbe treaty of 1838, all tbe lands in Miami county; that be was a member…
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