Allred v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as set forth in the findings of the court: I. At the time of the depredations on the property herein alleged the claimant, Wily P. Allred, was a citizen of the United States, residing at Glencove, Sevier County. Utah.
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The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as set forth in the findings of the court: I. At the time of the depredations on the property herein alleged the claimant, Wily P. Allred, was a citizen of the United States, residing at Glencove, Sevier County. Utah. On March 15 and April 2,1867, said claimant was the owner of horses, cattle, and sheep, which were stolen by the band of Indians known as Black Hawk’s band, from near said place in said county. The stock at the time and pláce was reasonably worth more than $3,000. II. In the years 1865, 1866, and 1867…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldoN, J.
This case presents substantially the same facts as shown in the case of Joseph F. Herring v. The United States and the Ute Indians (32 C. Cls. R., 536). That case was decided adversely to the claimant on the ground that Black Hawk’s band of Indians were not in amity at the time of the alleged depredation.
The amount not being sufficient to justify an appeal, this case, having a claim for more than $3,000, is prosecuted for the purpose of reconsidering the judgment in the case of Herring.
In order to change the judgment of the court, upon the question of amitjr of the Black Hawk band of Indians…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Montoya v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Herring v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1897