Edwin E. Lawrence, Carolee Lawrence v. United States of America, United States of America, as Trustee, Flora Cruz, Austin Cruz

OPINION

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.

The subject of this litigation is trust patent Indian land. The defendant, Flora Cruz, is the Indian allottee. As to this land the United States is, of course, the trustee for Flora Cruz.

In what might be called the first count (there is no separate statement in the complaint) plaintiffs pray for the specific performance of an oral contract to enter into a long-term lease. The specific performance action is directed to Flora Cruz and the United States as her trustee. Plaintiffs seek damages from Flora Cruz in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars if…