Tulee v. Washington

The appellant, Sampson Tulee, a member of the Yakima tribe of Indians, was convicted in the Superior Court for Klickitat County, Washington, on a charge of catching salmon with a net, without first having obtained a license as required by state law. The Supreme Court of Washington affirmed. 7 Wash. 2d 124, 109 P. 2d 280. The case is here on appeal under 237(a) of the Judicial Code, 28 U. S. C. 344(a), the appellant challenging the validity of the Washington statute, as applied to him, on the ground that it was repugnant to a treaty made between the United States and the Yakima Indians.

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