Choctaw Nation v. United States

This Indian case is before the court in pursuance of the. special jurisdictional act appearing in finding I. The Choctaw Nation of Indians sues to recover a large sum of money, predicating this cause of action upon a contention that the per capita distributions of communal funds of the nation to Mississippi Choctaw Indians were made by accredited officials of the United States without warrant of law and contrary to the provisions of Indian treaties. and acts of Congress relating to the' monetary estate of the nation.

Congenitally, there is no distinction between a Mississippi Choctaw Indian…