Dickson v. Luck Land Co.

A tract of land in the White Earth Indian Reservation in the State of Minnesota is here in dispute. It was allotted and patented to a mixed-blood Chippewa Indian, and both parties claim under him. The allotment was' made under legislation providing that the United States would hold the land in trust'for tie period of twenty-five years , and at the expiration of that period would convey the same to the allottee or his heirs by patent in fee discharged of such trust and free of all ’ charge or encumbrance, and also that if any conveyance should be made of thel.land, or if any contract should be…