Legal Opinion

United States v. Noble

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 23, 1912No. 3,551PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the East- • ern District of Oklahoma. Action by the United States against Charles E. Noble and others. Judgment for defendants (United States v. Abrams, 181 Fed. 847), and the United States appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians were finally located in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, and it was agreed their lands should be conveyed to them in common by the government under treaty proclaimed April 12, 1834 (7 Stats. 424).

[1] March 23, 1893, the Quapaw National Council provided for the allotment of these lands in severalty. By the Indian appropriation act of March 2, 1895 (28 Stats. 876, 907), Congress ratified and confirmed these and future allotments subject to revision, correction, and approval by the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary was authorized to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Heckman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. United States v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
  3. United States v. AbramsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Oklahoma · 1910
  4. United States v. AbramsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
  2. Wat-Tah-Noh-Zhe v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Brown v. Van PeltSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  4. Hampton v. EwertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
  5. Hallam v. Commerce Mining & Royalty Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931

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