Legal Opinion
United States v. Flower
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1939No. 11435PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEWEY, District Judge.
This suit was brought by the United States on behalf of the Winnebago Tribe of Indians to recover certain lands which lie in the Missouri River bottom. It was claimed that about 4000 acres were accretions to lands which had been allotted to the Indian Tribe.
The suit was brought in equity but as the plaintiff did not have possession and the defendants were in possession under claim of right adverse to the plaintiff, the court directed the case to be docketed as a law action. It was tried on the law side; a jury having been waived. After issues joined, extensive evidence…
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